Pepperomia tuberous - a short evergreen plant from the pepper family, migrated into apartments and houses from the rain forests of South America.
Florists distinguish several indoor varieties of this flower, which differ in color characteristics.
Alba with monochromatic light leaf plates, Variegata with irregular cream-colored spots and Albomarginata with a silvery border framing the gray-green middle of the leaf are distinguished among the most popular forms of stupid peperomia.
A photo
You can visually familiarize yourself with the “Tupolistna” peperia in the photo below:
Home care
Care after purchase
Buying a plant in the store, pay attention to its appearance.
Important! Refrain from purchasing peperomia with faded, bent leaves, especially if the substrate is too wet.
After the purchase is recommended to transplant the plant in another pot for a week.
Pruning
When performing this operation, the incision line is produced at a height 3-4 cm from ground levelleaving 3 bottom sheets. At the same time from the remaining hemp will begin to grow 3-4 young lateral shoots, which, if desired, can be rooted.
As new stems develop, they are also pinched or cut, which results in the formation of a dense, low stem.
Watering and spraying
Pepperomia tuberous requires regular and abundant watering, but to allow the overmoistening of the substrate or its draining is impossible. In summer, the plant must be watered. 1 time in 10 daysand in winter 1 time in 2-3 weeks.
For watering the flower using warm rainwater, snow or settled water, which warmer than room air at 2 ºС.
Peperomia is resistant to low humidity, however, she will gratefully grate leaves with a wet cloth and sprinkle them, especially in summer heat. In addition, containers with flowers can be installed in plastic pallets with wet pebbles or gravel.
Landing
For planting use a wide, but shallow ceramic or plastic pots. As a soil for growing universal store mixes are suitable for decorative hardwood cultures. If necessary, the soil substrate can be prepared independently.
On the good side, the following composition showed itself:
- Deciduous humus - 2 parts.
- Peat - 1 hour
- Burnt manure - 1 hour
- Large river sand - 1 h.
Alternatively, you can use:
- Peat - 1 hour
- Sand - 1 hour
- Leaf ground - 1 hour
For normal plant growth good drainage needed in the form of a 6-centimeter layer of expanded clay, pebbles or coarse sand, laid on the bottom of the flower pot.
Transfer
Up to the age of three, perforated peperomia are transplanted annually, and then once in 2-3 years.
The need to transplant plants signal a stop in the development of the flower and the appearance of the roots through the holes in the bottom of the pot.
A new perperomy tank should be 1.5 times the previous one.
Growing from seed
The seeds of the plant are placed in jars filled with an equal amount of sand and hardwood humus. To accelerate the germination capacity close the plastic caps and keep the temperature not less than 24 º Сperiodically irrigating the soil mixture.
When seedlings form a second leaflet, they dive into boxes with a substrate of the same composition, spreading over the surface in steps of 2 cm. When the seedlings gain enough strength, they are seated in separate pots.
Breeding
Along with seed multiplication, get new shoots peperomii stupid can be cutting. For this purpose, in spring or autumn, in adult plants, a section of the stem with 2-3 internodes and several leaves is cut. After that, the cuttings are placed in a moistened peat-sand mixture or water at a temperature of about 25 º C.
Upon completion of germination (3-4 weeks), which can be accelerated by the addition of "Kornevina", young seedlings of peperomia tupolistnoy transplanted to a permanent place in a container with a loose balanced substrate and drainage.
You can learn more about the care and reproduction of Tupoli peperomia from the video below:
Temperature
Peperomia demanding enough heat. Optimum temperature for its cultivation - 20-25 ºС, but not less than 16 ºС.
Important! Peperomia extremely negatively reacts to temperature fluctuations and drafts, and cold air provokes falling leaves.
Special requirements applied to the properties of the soil: it should not be colder than room air by more than 2-3 º C.
With a decrease in the length of daylight, the plant falls into a state of forced rest, therefore in winter temperature can lower to 16-17 º С.
Lighting
Proven that the forms of plants with monochromatic leaves need less intensity of solar radiation than with variegated ones.
Peperomiya tupolistnaya badly transfers direct sunlight, however, insufficient lighting is fraught with chopping the leaves and the loss of their usual color.
The most favorable conditions for the growth of the flower in the room will provide east window sills or western parties.
Beneficial features
Aesthetic
The plant is valued for its beautiful greenish leaves, which, depending on its decorative form, present the grower with various coloristic nuances in the form of a silvery or golden strip, cream spots or bright intricate strokes.
Harmonization of the surrounding space
There is an opinion that peperomia normalizes the energy of living space, sets up a positive attitude, smoothes out quarrels, improves mood, gives peace and good sleep.
Disinfectant
Due to the fact that the plant produces phytoncidesit cleans the air from different pathogens. Therefore, it is useful to place a flower in the rooms of people who often suffer from catarrhal diseases.
Therapeutic
As a representative of the zodiacal sign Cancer, the peperomia is stupid, has a beneficial effect on the functional state of the gastrointestinal tract, gall bladder and milk glands.
Harm
Plant safely for humans, it does not emit toxic juice or toxins.
Diseases and pests
Spider mite
Favorable conditions for the development of the parasite appear with strong dry air. On the stems of the plant there is a noticeable white web, sheet plastics shrink and fall.
To combat spider mite, a flower is wiped with a damp soft sponge; regular spraying with warm water.
With the ineffectiveness of these measures, insecticides are used, for example, 0.15% Actellica solution (1-2 ml per 1 l of water).
Thrips
This pest is settled by extensive colonies on the underside of the leaf, with light spots appearing on its upper part. In the future, the leaf plate acquires a gray-brown color with a silvery shade.
The only The treatment method is the use of insecticides: "Aktellika", "Fitoverma" and "Int-vira".
Mealybug
Methods of struggle suggest collecting insects hands and wipe flower base and leaf a sponge dipped in alcohol.
Root collar rot
Correct the situation will help transfer plants in a new pot and reduction quantities watering.
Obviously, dull peperomia deserves the right to take a worthy place in home greenhouses. Florists plant attracts exotic charm, elegance and surprising unpretentiousness.
