Scientific Name:	Peperomia caperata
Pronunciation:	pep-ur-OH-mee-uh kap-er-AY-tuh
Common Name:	emerald ripple peperomia
Family Name:	Piperaceae
Plant Type:	Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Leaves deeply veined and puckered, heart-shaped, green to red or bronze, .
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Upright Form: Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.1 - 0.2m Spread: 0.1 - 0.3m Origin: South America Hardiness Rating: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 C) Exposure: Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Low Landscape Uses: Indoor plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Heavily veined, Succulent Surfaces: Rugose Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acute Bases: Cordate, Peltate Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Spike-like, Spike Flower Morphology: Monoecious plant Number of Petals: 0 Colour (petals): Showy, White, (cream) Flower Time at Peak: Apr Additional Info: many flower in other months

Fruit Type: Drupe Fruit Colour: Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Fruit insignificant, Tiny and rarely seen on indoor potted plants

Bark or Stem Colour: Red     Organ Modifications: Succulent leaves

Propagation:	Softwood cuttings
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	Medium indoor temperature
Light Level:	Medium indoor light level
Maintenance:	Medium
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Root rot

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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