Family: Piperaceae
Scientific Name: Peperomia incana
Common Name: Felted Pepperface
Description | A tough little indoor plant with soft felt covered leaves. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Indoor Foliage |
Sunlight | bright, in the correct light the leaves will be gray colored, less light color shifts towards green |
Moisture | average to slightly dry |
Soil & Site | well drained |
Growing Media | well drained |
Flowers | terminal rattail-like spikes |
Leaves | greenish white to silver gray depending on the light, ovate, thick, fleshy, pubescent |
Dimensions | small plant to about 12-15 inches |
Propagation | tip cuttings |
Native Site | Brazil |
Cultivar Origin | A. Dietrich 1831 |
Misc Facts | Incana is Latin for gray. |
Author's Notes | I grew this outside in a position where it got partial sun to shade and the leaves were greenish. Gave it more light and they turned gray. |
Notes & Reference | #158-Plantepedia (Maggie Stuckey), #236-Succulent Plants (www.succulent-plant.com) |
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