Watermelon peperomia
Peperomia argyreia
Also called Watermelon begonia
Houseplant · Patterned foliageThe stripes run from the centre outward, like the rind it's named for. Keep them dry.
Care at a glance
- Ease
- Medium
- Water
- Every 10 daysDrench and drain — water the whole surface until it runs from the holes.
- Light
- Bright indirect
- Feed
- Every 60 days
- Humidity
- Average to high
- Hardiness
- Indoors, or out in high summer RHS H1B, to 10°C
- Size
- 0.3 m tall · 0.3 m across
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Origin
- South America
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 2026-07-31.
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
- A leaf keels over at the pot rim with its stalk still fat and green above but soft and brown at the very base — the crown is rotting from standing wet.Stem rot · disease
- New leaves come out flat silver-green with the dark bands barely showing — the plant is too far from the window for the pattern to develop.Faded stripes · disorder