Peperomia graveolens?

@milevskistefan It looks similar but the leaves are not as thick. The leaves on my plant are like a millimeter thick. Thank you though!

Maybe because it looks vert dehydrated...., and a tad etiolated.

The plant's leaves were thin when I got it; they were just stiff and standing up. And I keep it by my windowsill so it gets a lot of light.

I also didn't water it much because the instructions that came with it said that it was a succulent and to water it once every 2 weeks. That is why I'm trying to figure out what kind of plant it is so that I can care for it accordingly. @milevskistefan

Just because its a succulent, doesnt mean that there is a universal watering regime for all plants. Learned that the hard way. Some plants are heavy water drinkers(aeoniums, sedums, kalanchoe...), others are tough as nails- euphorbias, a lot of cacti....). As for the thin leaves, means the seller didnt provide proper conditions(youll see a lot of that in wholesale plants out of season).

Does the pot have a hole? That soil needs amending to make it more porous. I'd try Cactus & Succulent mix combined w/ Perlite (in equal parts). That will make it faster draining & allow you to actually water.

That plant is super thirsty; pls take to sink or basin & water 'til some comes out the bottom. Then after 10 min., or so, remove the plant ffrom that the overflow water. Give the plant 2 days to react & then show us another pic pls.

I agree with Karen and Stefan. First it certainly needs a good long drink. Give it time to absorb the water and plump back up, then repot it in a faster draining mix. I also think that the pot is a bit too large for that size plant.

When you say it's by the window and gets a lot of light, just what does that mean, direct sun (and if so, for how long) or bright indirect light? What direction does the window face?

It's often hard to identify a really stressed plant, because it just doesn't look like it should.

The pot does not include a hole but I did add pebbles at the bottom. Also, how does the pot size affect the plant? Should I move it to a smaller pot? And when I say it's by the window, I believe it's indirect but I can be wrong and the window faces west. I leave the plants by my windowsill all day so it depends on if it's day or night to determine how long they receive light.

I will give the plant more water these next few days and see if it helps. Thank you all so much. It's one of my first plants and I want to take care of it.

Pebbles in the bottom don't help; it needs a drainage hole. Since the pot doesn't have a drainage whole, don't water too heavily. I would probably water it lightly, wait a day, and then repot into a faster draining mix like either a gritty mix or 1/2 cactus soil/half perlite. I'd pot it into a smaller pot with a drainage hole and water it thoroughly. until water runs out the bottom. If a plant is in a pot that's too large, the mix will take a long time to dry out after watering and the plant will deteriorate.

Judging by the look of the plant now, I'd say it hasn't been getting enough light. This may just be that it didn't get enough before you got it. Indirect light probably isn't enough, but it's hard to say how much it needs until we know what it is.

Peperomia graveolens, as far as I can tell from Google search images, doesn't have veins or patters on the surface of the leaves. It isn't really clear in the picture but Christy's plant seems to have those. However, I don't have a better guess for what it is.

Here is a clearer image. It does have veins, which is why I am not sure if it is a succulent or not. I am still trying to figure out what it is so that I can better care for it.

Likely semi succulent, but since it's so thirsty, we can't see what the leaves are supposed to look like.

It's absolutely a Peperomia, when it comes to care, you can count on that; we DO know our stuff, even if we can't specify which one.

(Sorry, not a more clear image, the 1st one was better actually.)

As has been mentioned ... repot it. A pot with a drainage hole or holes is important. If you wish to continue using that white pot, your best two options would be:

1) Drill a drainage hole in the bottom of the pot.

2) Repot the plant in a standard plastic pot that already has drainage holes. (These will be the type of pot you normally find plants in at BBSs.) Then place the plastic pot in the white (cache) pot. If you do this, remember that when you water, the plant in its plastic pot should be removed from the white pot. After the pot has drained for 5min or more, then place it back in the white pot.

As also has been mentioned, go with a more porous mix. Many of the Peperomia can handle a more soil based mix. But even if that is the case for this one, I would cut the soil mix with perlite 50/50. (Doing so will necessitate completely repotting the plant.)

Btw, did you remove all the old soil the plant came with originally?

Look, I might be wrong, but I have this picture:

gemengd is dutch for "mixed" as in mixed species tray- even here on the balkans they are imported that way. Its how wholesalers import them, then resell them in their "mix" trays, or individually.

Just Googled it and found out it is the verticillata red log! Thank you so much!

I will be repotting it into a pot with a drainage hole and using well-draining soil. Instructions for watering say 7-10 days but since it is dehydrated, I will water it more frequently until it plumps up.

It's called Ruby

Danielle Hughes

Many plants have often several common names. Some could be misleading. Best is to use full botanical name...I am not sure there is one called just ruby; there is Peperomia graveolens 'Ruby Cascade' ; another with ruby in the name is Peperomia graveolens ‘Ruby Glow' - both are different plants. IIRC, plant in the photo has been corectly indentified 3 years ago as Peperomia verticillata 'Red Log'