This perennial has spreading reddish-brown fleshy stems that form a trailing habit. It has dull green fleshy rounded leaves and the tiny greenish-white flowers appear on a short spike amongst the foliage during spring.

Hardiness zones 10 to 12

Peperomia obtusifoliais naturally found in North America from south-eastern Mexico to the West Indies and extending to South America growing in the understorey of forests. It prefrs a well drained organic rich soil in a semi-shaded humid position with wind, frost and drought protection.

The Baby Rubber Plant is grown for its trailing habit and its fleshy leaves. It is commonly planted in small shaded gardens as a ground cover or spill-over and is used in the understorey of tropical gardens. It establishes in 1 to 2 years and is suitable for coastal or inland regions. There are many cultivars of this species and are used as glasshouse specimens or as an indoor plant.ID 2644

Peperomia(pe-pe-ROM-ee-a) obtusifolia(ob-tew-si-FO-lee-ah)

Piperaceae (PY-per-AY-see-ee)
Peppers