| Description | A beautifully colored plant Peperomia with windowed succulent leaves. Grow slightly dry and in bright light. |
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| Pronunciation | (pep-er-ROH-mee-uh)(grav-ee-OH-lens) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
| Sunlight | bright to moderate |
| Moisture | prefers average to slightly dry, tolerates dryness, easily rots in wet poorly drained media |
| Growing Media | average house, well drained |
| Flowers | typical rat tail spikes of the Peperomia genus, borne on a red peduncle, odoriferous |
| Leaves | succulent stems and leaves, stems red, the curled leaves are red on the underside and green, translucent on the top |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Endemic to Ecuador. Found growing in the dry mountains of Southern Ecuador, growing at elevations of up to 8000ft. |
| Misc Facts | Latin graveolens means "bad smelling," referring to the flower spike. |
| Notes & Reference | #158-Plantepedia (Maggie Stuckey), #236-Succulent Plants (www.succulent-plant.com) |
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