Happy bean peperomia
Peperomia ferreyrae
Also called Pincushion peperomia and Happy bean
Houseplant · Patterned foliageThe most succulent thing in the genus and the one most often drowned, because it does not look like a succulent. Those bean pods are the leaves, folded shut, and the pale line down each one is the window they see through.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Easy
- Water
- Once a fortnightDrench and drain — water the whole surface until it runs from the holes.
- Light
- Bright, with an hour or two of direct sun
- Feed
- Every 60 days
- Humidity
- Low
- Hardiness
- Indoors, or out in high summer RHS H1B, to 10°C
- Size
- 0.25 m tall · 0.2 m across
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Origin
- Peru
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsNothing recorded in its genus
Its genus has been checked and nothing in it is listed as harmful — but this particular species has not been listed either way.
PeopleNot checked yet
Nobody has checked this one against a source for us yet, so treat it as unknown rather than safe.
Checked against ASPCA and RHS on 2026-08-05.
A guide, not veterinary or medical advice. If a pet or a person has eaten a plant and you are worried, call your vet or doctor now — don’t wait for signs to appear. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
First signs of trouble
- The bean leaves turn glassy and soft from the base up. That is water, and there is no way back from it — take the firm tips as cuttings.Pods going translucent · disorder