Peperomia obtusifolia

Peperomia obtusifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species: P. obtusifolia
Binomial name
Peperomia obtusifolia
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Peperomia obtusifolia (baby rubberplant or pepper face) is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae, native to Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean.[1] It is an evergreen perennial growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall and broad, with cupped leathery leaves and narrow spikes of white flowers up to 12 cm (5 in) long.[2]

The specific epithet obtusifolia means "blunt-leaved".[3]

With a minimum temperature of 15 °C (59 °F), it must be grown indoors in most temperate regions. A popular houseplant, numerous cultivars have been developed, some of which show leaf variegation. P. obtusifolia has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]

References

  1. "Missouri Botanical Garden - Peperomia obtusifolia". Retrieved 2019-04-14. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  4. "RHS Plant Selector - Peperomia obtusifolia". Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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