Peperomia

Flower name
Peperomia
Scientific name
Peperomia
Aliasサダソウ
Place of originEcuador ~ Colombia
Place of floweringOrnamental plants
Flowering seasonApril, May, June, July, August, September

What is Peperomia

Birth flowers for Jan 30

Peperomia is native to Ecuador ~ Colombia, and is a small evergreen perennial of the family Piperaceae. It is said that there are 1,500 kinds mainly in Central and South America. Small fleshy leaves with roundness are popular as house plants. Flowers are string-shaped ear inflorescence, green flowers are green, tea, yellow and small in size, so there is not much worth seeing. Types of Pepelomia include P. argyreia with silver-white vertical stripes on leaves of green spaces, P. obtsusifolia with shiny and dark green leaves, crowned and creped leaves Capellata with P. caperata, P. serpense for descending, P. fraseri with beautiful white flowers. The genus name "Peperomia" means that it resembles pepper.

Generic name: Peperomia, Scientific name: Peperomia, aka: Sadasou, Place of origin: Ecuador to Columbia, plant height: Flower color: yellow, white, green, tea, flowering period: April - September.