Peperomia 'Napoli Nights' is a cultivar from the Piperaceae family. The seed parent was an unnamed Peperomia peruvian cultivar and the pollen parent, an unnamed Peperomia marmorata cultivar. Leaves are oval in shape with a grey-green coloured pattern on the upper surface and pink-red undersides.
Genus name comes from the Greek ‘peperi’ meaning pepper and ‘homoios’ meaning one with or the same as - this is in reference to how similar the plant looks to Piper nigrum (Black Pepper).
Pot: ø 12cm
Height: Approximately 20cm from base of pot.
Featured in Alicante pot 13cm, pot not included.
Light: Indirect light, this means allowing your plant to have a wide view of the sky, this kind of light is somewhere between 200-400 foot-candles.
Water: Peperomia prefer evenly moist soil, providing that the plant is receiving appropriate light, water when the top inch of mix has dried out. It's better to water Peperomia from the bottom as their stems are prone to rot.
Potting mix: A well draining mix composed of coco coir, perlite or vermiculite, orchid bark and worm castings. Swapping orchid bark for horticultural sand would also work too.
Fertilising: Feed your plant every other watering during the growing season or when you observe active growth. You can dilute fertiliser to half the recommended amount but never add more.
Temperature: 18-24°C.
Humidity: Peperomia prefer higher humidity but do well to adapt to average home humidity. You can increase humidity by placing the plant on a watered pebble tray, using a cloche or using a humidifier.
Peperomia are non-toxic.