Emerald ripple peperomia
Peperomia caperata
Also called Ripple peperomia and Emerald ripple
Houseplant · Patterned foliageThe rat-tail spikes that come up all summer are the flowers, and they are the plant's whole show — greenish-white, straight, and held a hand's width above the leaves. Cut them off and it makes more.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Easy
- Water
- Every 10 daysDrench and drain — water the whole surface until it runs from the holes.
- Light
- Medium indirect
- Feed
- Every 60 days
- Humidity
- Average to high
- Hardiness
- Indoors, or out in high summer RHS H1B, to 10°C
- Size
- 0.25 m tall · 0.25 m across
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Origin
- Brazil
Is it safe for pets and people?
PetsSafe for pets
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.
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First signs of trouble
- Leaves collapse at their stalks all round the plant in a week while the leaves themselves stay thick and green — the stems rotted at soil level, and it is always overwatering.Stem rot at the crown · disease
- Leaves let go whole, still perfect, the morning after the room went below 10°C.Leaf drop after a cold night · disorder