Peperomia caperata

Peperomia caperata, the emerald ripple peperomia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae, native to Brazil. It is a mound-forming evergreen perennial growing to 20 cm (8 in) tall and wide, with corrugated heart-shaped leaves, and narrow spikes of white flowers 5–8 cm (2–3 in) long, in summer.^[1]

Peperomia caperata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Piperales
Family:	Piperaceae
Genus:	Peperomia
Species:	P. caperata
Binomial name
Peperomia caperata Yunck.

With a minimum temperature requirement of 15 °C (59 °F), P. caperata must be grown indoors in most temperate regions.^[2]

Cultivars

Peperomia caperata is a popular houseplant. Numerous cultivars have been developed, of which 'Luna Red' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[3][2]

Gallery

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  P.c. 'Red ripple' in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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  P.c. 'Rosso' in Ooty, India
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  Tiny flowers (~1 mm (0.039 in)) on spike of P.c. 'Rosso'
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  P.c. 'Rubra' in Bydgoszcz, Poland