#pepperomia

[punkgardener]

Since it is too cold outside we are now running out of room in the seed germination station

It's chaos over here

[toadstoolanimations]

Another Plant Haul

[kmkk]

This week I saw a post on one of my plant groups really early in the morning. There was a lady a couple towns over that was desperately looking for someone to just come take her plants because she was moving. I ofc volunteered to take them ALL! my tiny apartment now has about 40-50 plants scattered all over. They’re so cute 🌱

[ivegotsomeknives]

[cantseegreen]

Welcoming Pepperoni Pete to my family!

This handsome guy is a cutting impulsively taken from my friends red log pepperomia while they were moving.

I only had what soil they had available and an old pudding jar.

I let mr Pete stay in a window while I was visiting, then transported him back in my car, I genuinely wasn't sure how he'd handle it all but he actually managed to grow some roots in the course of just a few days!

So when we got home, I took him out of the placeholder soil (not aerated enough and since the jar I have him in cant drain easily I knew I needed a different option)

I cleaned some perlite (shockingly rice Krispy treat esq) and set him up to grow out his roots before I repot him!

Here's hoping our little guy thrives!

[bleaksqueak]

I've put a decidedly Halloween twist on my desk's right hand side, considering that the stores are putting all their pumpkins out. Bog Witch to Halloween Party City mode: Engage! (The shaky hand is a feature, not a bug.)

[vertebraevestal]

If I was your houseplant, you'd put me in your southwest-facing window and you'd clean my leaves off with isopropyl alcohol, water me once a week, appropriately size my pot too, and I'd still die on you

[sweater-daddiesdumbdork]

I thought I was gonna loose this little pepperomia rosso, also named Pepper Potts, but I transplanted into a new pot and started taking her into the bathroom during my nightly shower so she could use the humidity, and fingers crossed these new baby leaves are a sign she is gonna make it.

[elminx]

2024 Planty Update: Year in Review

Background: Prior to March 2020, my partner and I had a few houseplants: two spider plants, an african violet, lucky bamboo, a coleus, some sort of ivy, and a couple of succulents. We started collecting Sansevieria and two "Corn Plant" Dracaena early in the pandemic. Then, during the summer of 2022, I caught the houseplant bug. HARD. (Yes, it was a Monstera) That same winter, my partner was working full-time and taking classes, so I became the primary plant carer in our household.

As of October 2024, I am caring for 50 "indoor" houseplants. I am putting "indoors" in parentheses because many of my plants live outside for the warm season (about half of my collection). This currently includes a tiny English Lavender plant that was in a pot and too small to be transplanted and survive the winter. It also includes an entire pot of lemon seedlings, which I will need to rehome sometime soon.

My "permanent collection" includes 12 Hoya, 11 Dracaena (Corn Plants, Lucky Bamboo, and Snake Plants), 3 Begonia (two cane and one rex), 3 African violets, 2 Philodendron, 2 Schlumbergera, 2 Scindapsus, 2 pothos, a Spider Plant, an Aloe vera, a Gasteria, a tiny jade plant, a lemon we are trying to bonsai, a Discidia, a cyclamen, a Monstera adensonaii, a fishbone cactus, and a Pepperomia.

For the most part, this was a great growing season, and my plants are doing very well. The spider plant and Philo Basil are being rehabbed for root rot issues, and my Hoya publicalyx is still outside because it's got aphids.

My goals for 2024 were:

Figure out how to get my Philodendron "Painted Lady" to grow well (done)

Learn to trellis Hoya in an attempt to tame them (done)

Grow my Golden Pothos up my wall (failed and rehomed)

Master trimming cane Begonias (eh - I mostly just let them grow)

Flowers on my Hoya (success, sort of, though not the expected one)

Work on coleus care (eh, its just really not an inside plant but my partner insists on keeping it)

"the great repotting" (done)

Over summer my cyclamen successfully (done)

Turn my front porch into an outside growing space (done)

I also wanted to try out different-leaved Hoyas, a Philodendron Brasil, and possibly a Rhypsalis. I ended up with the Philo (see above: that's not going well), a Hoya linearis, and two smaller-leaved Hoyas. Instead of a Rhypasalis, I got a fishbone cactus.

My favorite houseplants for the growing season are as follows (in no particular order:

Hoya carnosa 'Krimson Queen' wins for Biggest Surprise as it grew two nearly white leaves.

Scindapsus pictus 'Exotica' wins for Prettiest Leaves because those silver speckles leaves are outstanding.

Philodendron erubescens "Painted Lady" wins for Best Glow Up because it was on the struggle bus last spring and is now growing leaves out of their own cataphylls (a sign of maturity).

Dracaena trifasciata 'Laurentii' (formerly Sanserveria trifasciata) wins for Best Form because, wow, it looks like the perfect sculpture.

Hylocereus undatus 'Dragon Fruit Cactus' wins for Biggest Weirdo because it so wild.

Honorable mention goes to a two-way tie for Best Plant Pot Combo, with my NOID African Violet in its perfect pink pot and my Hoya 'Mathilde' cascading like a dream out of its mushroom pot.

My favorite genus is Hoya, followed by a tie between Scindapsus and Begonia. As a general grouping of plants, I prefer epiphytes and semi-epiphytes. I'd love to add more jungle cacti and an orchid or two to my collection. But for now, I am completely out of room, and (most) of my houseplants will keep growing!

[buckets-and-trees]

What's your favorite plant out of the ones you have?

I’m picking two and you can’t stop me. Also because I have well over a hundred plants between work and home. Plants became my hobby and obsession in the pandemic.

So.

On the left is a Thai pepperomia that has tripled in size since I got it a couple of years ago. I’ve come to really love the pepperomia variety of plants in general and tend to do fairly well with the different types.

On the right is a monsterra that has quadrupled in size since I got it. It was only $13 at Trader Joe’s and started with just 3-4 stalks and was only maybe 15” in height. The above is not a great shot l, but it’s more like 40” now with a multitude of stalks! Here’s what it looks like from where I sit at my computer:

[handwrittenlettersovertexts]

So this chapter of my life has been defined by weight loss, skating, and caring for indoor plants. 🥹

My plants and their names cause where else am I gonna share this info?

Gandalf the lemon drop fern

Hebi the snake plant

Thranduil the frost pepperomia

Lasagna the Xansothoma

[shadedgarden]

Here are some plants from my work! We've got two types of Alocasia. The philodendron birkins have been here for about a week, these are what is left. Customers don't seem to like the ones with signs of reversion. They're kind of cute! I kind of want to get one. (I love philodendrons) We have some amazingly variegated pepperomias! And I caught a picture of a really pretty dracaena!

[justaboringgirl]

Treated myself to this gorgeous Pepperomia Cap Cayenne today 🪴

[inertiaabloom]

Baby Rubber Plant (Pepperomia Obtusifolia)

adopted: April 2023

this was my housewarming plant i got for myself when i moved into my first roommate-less apartment with my boyfriend. (April 2023)

[pastelxtherapy]

Watermelon pepperomia 2023.

[staybeautifulwithvibrance]

This huge thing is a traditional terracotta water jar which was used to store drinking water. Being summer season here, it's easily available at local terracotta pot stores or nursery. I got this one as a decor piece, but I think I should have bought a smaller one. But the design on top is absolutely gorgeous. When I bought this, I had planned to make it look rustic with some plaster coats and paint. But now I think I should keep it just the way it is. And ofcourse next it is my Philodendron Selloum and a small Pepperomia Orbifolia Var. #plantobsession #plantsmakesmehappy #plantcollection #plantlove #plantcommunity #plantdaddy #plant #planthoarder #plantoftheday #plantsmakepeoplehappy #planthaul #plantdad #plants #plantparent #plantgang #plantsreels #indoorgardening #indoorplantsdecor #indoorplantcare #indoorgarden #indoorplants #interiordesign #plantdecor #plantshelf #philodendronselloum #pepperomiaorbifolia #terracotta https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp9G9qaIn5T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=