Scientific Name: Peperomia magnoliifolia
Common Name: spoon leaf peperomia
Family Name: Piperaceae
Origin: Caribbean Island, Central America, South America
Hardiness Zone: Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Plant Type: Indoor foliage plant
Mature Size: 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Oval - vertical
Texture: Medium - coarse
Landscape Uses: Indoor plant
Exposure: Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Succulent, Pinnate venation, Lustrous, Elliptic, Entire
Flowers: Spike, Green-yellow, Can flower any month
Fruit: Drupe
Key ID Features:
Leaf blades spatulate to broadly ovate or broadly elliptic, commonly variegated yellow and green (e.g. P. 'Variegata' or P. 'Green & Gold') or also with red margins (P. 'Tricolor').