You are now officially invited to my peperomia party. What can be better than that? I know, add kitties and doggies into the mix too. Why? Because these babies are one of the best non-toxic indoor plants.

Pet Safe Peperomia

Told you I could make it better.

Like I’ve mentioned in previous posts, finding interesting pet safe plants can be tough. I personally like interesting leaves, and once I became more familiar with Peperomia, I realized I had been missing out on the plant world’s understated models.

Pet Safe Peperomia : Leaf&Paw

Completely non-toxic, the petite peperomia wins the prize for awesomest leaves. A bigger perk is their durability. It’s not a secret cats and dogs can act like a hot mess, so this is a quality pet-owners appreciate in plants.

Knocked over by cat? No problem.

Thrown to floor by dog? No biggie.

Elbowed accidently by human? These guys are troopers.

Peperomia Varieties

They don’t grow very big, so it’s easy to begin collecting a Peperomia Army (you know, for the apocalypse). Here are a few of the most common varieties that can be easily purchased in stores or follow the links to purchase online:

Variegated Peperomia (Peperomia obtusifolia)

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Watermelon Peperomia (Peperomia argyreia)

Watermelon Peperomia
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Red-edge Rainbow Peperomia (Peperomia clusiifolia)

Pet Safe Peperomia : Leaf&Paw

Metallic Peperomia (Peperomia rosso)

Peperomia Rosso
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Pink Lady Peperomia (Peperomia griseoargentea)

Pink Variegated Peperomia

Silverleaf Peperomia (Peperomia griseoargentea)

Silverleaf Peperomia
Photo by The Fox Den

Jayde Peperomia (Peperomia polybotrya)

Jayde Paperomia
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Red Ripple Peperomia (Peperomia caperata)

Pet Safe Peperomia - Ripple Peperomia
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Pixie Peperomia (Peperomia orba)

Pixie Peperomia

Peperomia Hope (Peperomia rotundifolia)

Peperomia Hope
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Baby Rubber Plant (Peperomia obtusifolia)

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Felted Pepperface Peperomia (Peperomia incana)

Keeping Them Happy

I have all of my peps in simple ceramic white pots or small plastic pots. Begrudgingly, they will tolerate planters sans drainage holes but that’s not ideal. Really, peps prefer a medium amount of moisture; water sitting in the bottom of a planter leads to root rot and dropping leaves. And there goes that plant army…

Actually, Peperomias are not technically succulents, despite the chubby leaves. A native of Brazil, they belong to the Piperaceae family. Bright locations with non-direct sunlight is best, like behind a sheer curtain. They hate hot, direct sun – this scorches leaves, leading to sad blotches then partially dried bits that looks rather unsightly.

Watermelon Peperomias Are Safe for Cats!

A snazzy tip: rotate plants every week so they don’t end up lopsided. Like all indoor plants they grow towards the light, so keeping them rotated on a regular basis keeps everyone happy.

Baby Rubber Plants

Propagating Peperomia

Peperomia are very easy to propagate, too. I’ll be adding more posts on propagation for each variety soon (it’s not one-size-fits-all), but in the meantime you can go through my step-by-step guide for propagating Watermelon Peperomia, which is super easy. Basically you can either propagate all peppies by cuttings as seen in that post or cutting a plantlet from the mother plant and letting it root in water (see below). Best of all? Free peppies either way!

How to Propagate peperomia

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