PEPEROMIA CAPERATA SHUMI - info
Data sheet
- Light
- A lot of light. No direct sun.
- Recommended temperature
- Greater than 15 °C
- Watering
- Wait until the earth is dry. To check, scratch and feel with your fingers well below the surface of the soil. Immerse the plant pot in a container with water, for 1/5 of its height for 3 minutes.
- Name
- Comes from the Greek " peperi’ and ‘homoios’ meaning "like pepper".
- Origin
- Most come from Mexico, from Brazil and from the Western part of Indonesia.
- Family
- It is part of the family of the Peperomiaceae which in turn belongs to the larger family of Piperacaea: there are about two hundred species.