Hi, I’m a horticultural consultant, join me in this post to show you a collection of types of Peperomia caperata images. It will help you to choose the best one for your indoor décor. I also will tell you points to caring for your Peperomia based on my knowledge and experiences. Keep reading
The Ripple Peperomia with the scientific name of Peperomia caperata belongs to the Piperaceae (pepper) family. if you are interested in terminology, its scientific name is derived from:
- Greek words: peperi (pepper) + homoios (resembles) due to its similarity to Piper nigrum (black pepper plant).
- Latin word: caperata (wrinkled) due to the wavy texture of its leaves.
Ripple Peperomia is an evergreen plant in tropical regions, however, it grows as a houseplant in temperate climates. This plant can grow well with fluorescent lights so it is ideal for offices or rooms without natural light.
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Peperomia caperata Appearance
The Ripple Peperomia (Peperomia caperata) has heart-shaped grooved leaves with a wrinkled nature. This plant has several varieties with different common names and their most difference is due to their color. It is more challenging for varieties with red leaves that are hard to distinguish.
Peperomia caperata has usually pinkish to reddish Petioles. Another thing about its appearance that adds to its interest is its cream-coloured, spiked inflorescence.
Top 10 Types of Peperomia caperata
Here, I provided you with images of 10 stunning types of Peperomia caperata.
Emerald Ripple Peperomia
As you can see the ‘Emerald Ripple’ has beautiful heart-shaped green leaves and is closest to the original habit of Peperomia caperata.
Peperomia caperata ‘Lilian’
Peperomia caperata ‘Lilian’ is very similar to ‘Emerald Ripple’ with its green leaves but you can distinguish them by its cristate inflorescences.
Peperomia caperata ‘Red Luna’
Peperomia caperata ‘Schumi Red’
It is very similar to Peperomia caperata ‘Red Luna’ with the same leaf colour but darker and growing more compact.
Red Ripple Peperomia (Peperomia Burgundy)
The Peperomia Caperata ‘Ripple Red’ is a mixture of green and red colours that gives a wine colour to the Peperomia caperata ‘Burgundy Ripple’.
Silver Ripple Peperomia
Scientific name: Peperomia caperata ‘Silver Ripple’
As you can see in the picture, this variety has light green leaves.
Peperomia Rosso
Scientific name: Peperomia caperata ‘Rosso’
Peperomia caperata variegata
If you ask me the Peperomia caperata variegate is the most spectacular multicolored variety of this house plant species.
Peperomia caperata maculate variegata
Peperomia caperata Quito
I love this gorgeous foliage with orange to lemon leaves.
Pro Tips for Caring for Types of Peperomia caperata
However, Peperomia Caperata is grouped among easy-growing houseplants but based on my experience, most people kill it due to doing several wrong things. Here, I want to share with you pro tips that will help you save your beautiful types of Peperomia caperata.
- To have a fresh Peperomia, put it in a place with bright indirect light. I discussed the various light types in every house based on your window type (south, north, west, or east-facing window) when considering light requirements for bamboo plants.
- Never put the types of Peperomia caperata in direct sunlight that will burn the leaves.
- Types of Peperomia caperata have thick leaves that let them save water, so, you must water them only when the topsoil dries out. it will help you to prevent root rot.
- Try to keep water off leaves during watering to prevent plant diseases. Bottom-watering will help you in this issue.
- Please note that types of Peperomia caperata are tropical plants, so, cannot tolerate cold conditions. You should provide temperature ranges between 60°-80°F (15.5°-26.7°C) to save your plant health.
- The types of Peperomia caperata originate from rain forests of tropical regions, hence you must provide humidity from them. I recommend reading my other article about providing humidity for bamboo plants in my other article to make your inspiration.
- Check your Peperomia caperata regularly to find tiny bugs on your houseplant. Mealybugs and aphids are important Peperomia caperata
- Types of Peperomia caperata are semi-succulents, so, they don’t like wet soils. Hence, it would help if you planted them in pots with drainage holes. Anyway, if you are interested in cachepots, you must know how to plant in pots without drainage holes and what is the best practice for watering in this type of planters.
Conclusion
I love types of Peperomia caperata with their gorgeous foliage. Here, I showed you the images of 13 varieties of them, however distinguishing between red varieties of Peperomia caperata is very hard and I think some of them may be the same varieties with different common names.
Which variety is more interesting for you? red? Green? Or variegated? I love all of them and like to have an indoor collection of types of Peperomia caperata. How about you?
Elahe Rabiei
Hi, I’m Elaheh. My Academic major is plant protection, and houseplants are my expertise. As a houseplant lover, my house is full of indoor plants and it is my passion to take care of them. Hence, I’m here to share my knowledge and experience about growing healthy houseplants. I am also a plant protection advisor, so feel free to ask me any questions you may have.