Species · genus Peperomia · Piperaceae

Baby Rubberplant

Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A.Dietr.

Also known as: American Rubberplant · Oval-leaf Peperomia · Pepper-face

Growth habit

Unknown

Reference · P. obtusifolia

Cultivars of P. obtusifolia

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under P. obtusifolia yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

The species-level account. Cultivar pages build on this and say where they differ.

Peperomia obtusifolia is a small, semi-succulent member of the Piperaceae with thick, water-storing leaves, which means it tolerates drying out far better than sitting wet. Give it bright indirect light and let the top inch or two of mix dry before watering again. Its fleshy stems and roots rot easily, so err toward under-watering and use a free-draining mix.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Bright, indirect

Water

≈ every 14 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

16–27 °C

Soil mix

Chunky, free-draining mix with perlite or bark

Propagation

Stem or leaf cuttings rooted in moist mix

Fertilizing

Light balanced feed every 4–6 weeks in growing season

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Narrow greenish flower spikes; forgiving succulent-leaved plant

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Non-toxic to cats & dogs

Peperomia (Piperaceae) — ASPCA lists multiple Peperomia non-toxic (e.g. watermelon peperomia, P. argyreia); genus-wide safe. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ASPCA

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