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Peperomia ferreyrae is a small succulent species from Peru with erect stems to about 20 cm and distinctive tube-shaped, bean-pod-like leaves with translucent windows on top. It is grown as a compact houseplant, and the key to success is bright light with sparing watering.
Peperomia ferreyrae is a species of plant in the genus Peperomia native to Peru. It is a small, succulent herb, growing erect to about 20 cm in height. The alternating, typically 3 to 5 cm long leaves, are in the form of tubes resembling green bean pods: U-shaped in cross-section with epidermal windows on the top-side.
Two varieties are known: P. ferreyrae and Peperomia ferreyrae var. musifolia. The variety musifolia is yellowish-green instead of bright green, grows slightly taller, and has leaves that are slightly shorter and thicker, tending to curve inwards rather than being straight. The leaf shape resembles an unripe banana, hence the epithet combines the words musa for banana and folia for leaf. This variety also grows on higher altitudes (over 2,000 meters elevation).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peperomia ferreyrae 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.
