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Peperomia clusiifolia, the red edge peperomia, is a small epiphytic Jamaican species grown for its thick leaves with dark red margins. It needs bright indirect light and a well-drained mix that is allowed to dry out between waterings.
Peperomia clusiifolia is a species of plant in the genus Peperomia. It is endemic to Jamaica. It is commonly known as red edge peperomia because its leaf margins are tinged with dark red. There are varieties where this red or lighter colors are shown as striking variegation. These are typically sold under names such as P. clusiifolia 'Variegata', P. 'Jellie', or P. 'Tricolor'.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peperomia clusiifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
