Scientific Name:
Peperomia griseoargentea
Pronunciation:
pep-ur-OH-mee-uh GRIZZ-ee-oh-are-JEN-tee-uh
Common Name:
silver-leaf peperomia, platinum pepper
Family Name:
Piperaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves puckered, grey-green with sunken dark green veins.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
South America (Brazil)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Succulent, Heavily veined, Palmate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Rugose
Colour in Summer:
Green, Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute, Obtuse, Rounded
Bases:
Auriculate, Cordate, Peltate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Spike
Flower Morphology:
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Green-yellow
Flower Time at Peak:
Can flower any month
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Green
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Tiny and unlikely to form on indoor potted plants
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Softwood cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Root rot
