peperomia frost

Peperomia Frost Plant Care: Everything You Need To Know

Table of Contents The Peperomia caperata Frost is a compact herbaceous plant that fits well with other Piperaceae collections. You can find over a thousand species from this genus, but this one looks divine with its heart-shaped leaves. The leaf coloration resembles the Peperomia watermelon, with dark green veins colored frosty white. One thing you…
peperomia caperata

Peperomia Caperata Plant Care

Table of Contents Whether you’re a beginner, or just looking for another unique plant to add to your collection, Peperomia caperata is for you. Its lush green leaves with purple-red stems aren’t only a sight to be enjoyed, but also its seemingly red rat tail flowers. Also called ‘Emerald Ripple’ Peperomia caperata is a tropical…
peperomia hope plant

Peperomia Hope Plant Care

Table of Contents Peperomia is one of every plant parent’s favorite houseplants, and we can tell why. They are low-maintenance houseplants that are also ideal for beginners. So what greatness does Peperomia Hope have in store for us? Well, this is a hybrid plant. According to most sources, Peperomia Hope is a crossbreed between Peperomia…
peperomia varieties

Best Peperomia Varieties

Table of Contents Invite an old-time favorite into your garden or home with the Peperomia varieties available here. These indoor and outdoor plants have been around for decades and never go out of fashion. The fact is that they are enjoying loads of attention at the moment. The plant is small and ideal for any…
watermelon peperomia propagation

How To Care For Watermelon Peperomia

Table of Contents How amazing is this plant resembling a Watermelon? Thus, giving it the name it deserves, the Watermelon Peperomia. Now, don’t make excuses that you have enough houseplants. One has never enough indoor plants, right? You should definitely add Peperomia watermelon to add to your collection. If you’re worrying over the care and…
string of turtles plant

How to Grow and Care for String of Turtles

This intriguing plant bears a resemblance to Hoya Serpens, albeit lacking variegation. Their shared trailing growth pattern and robust, succulent stems create a noticeable similarity between the two. The string of turtles is an easy-to-grow semi-succulent perfect for beginners. This trailing plant is ideal for hanging baskets with its cascading stems covered in unique turtle…
citronella plant

Citronella Plant Care: Does it Repel Mosquitoes?

Table of Contents Does the citronella plant repel mosquitoes, so you need not grab bug zappers or chemical spray? The short answer is that no evidence suggests that the plant repels mosquitoes. While the lemony fragrance of the leaves continuously releases essential oils to ward off pests. Many studies found no evidence to prove that…
texas sage with pink flower

How To Grow and Care For Texas Sage

Table of Contents Texas sage bushes add dazzling purple flowers to a spring pollinator garden. The Texas sage shrub is a native plant to the Southeastern United States that grows well in the USDA hardiness zones 8 to 11. To grow Texas sage is low maintenance compared to other plants, and they work well in…
ice plant succulent

How to Grow and Care for Ice Plant Succulent

Table of Contents In the plant kingdom, you find many species with the same common name: ice plants. Yet, the most popular ones are the Delosperma and Lampranthus.  These are your warm-weather perennial groundcover plants that return every year. This low-maintenance plant blooms are bright and colorful. Today, we will look at caring for the purple…
flowering orchids

How to Apply Orchid Fertilizer?

Table of Contents Orchid plants are quite adorable especially when they produce their showy blooms. Naturally, they’re known as epiphytes which collect air and nutrients from the air. However, when cultivated, feeding them with fertilizer is a standard practice by experienced orchid growers to encourage them to bloom. This time, Plantly will guide you on…