Peperomia argyreia (Watermelon peperomia) Houseplant Care — 46 of 365

You all know how much I love my Peperomias—and this one is a relatively common one but is surprisingly sometimes hard to find because I think many people like these but lose them (I've lost a couple in my day). This one, you may have seen throughout some of my Home Tours, and I Speak more about its care in my Peperomia Care videos.

Otherwise, I'll be touching upon where this plant is native to, how it grows, where I'm growing mine in my home, and other basic care tips.

You can check out more of these videos here and on my IGTV @homesteadbrooklyn.

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[PamsPrettyPlants]

My leaf backs have those brown spots too! I have a hard time with this guy, I was glad to see this video!

[StaceyHerewegrowagain]

Just picked one up. I love that the leaves look like little watermelons 🍉 Great video as always Summer. Thanks for sharing with us💗

[shiningstar]

Sounds like a easy plant to grow as long as it's kept warm.

[frostflower]

I find that by having them next to a small table lamp and watering in tiny amounts when it gets dry, really helps them and even by letting them sit in a 1/2" of water so that they can pull up whatever water it needs.

[barbll]

I have several of these that I bought in tiny pots at a garden store. There were no name tags so I found out through your videos what the name is. Thanks.

[azdesertrunner]

Just found my first watermelon, plus a frost. Love these little ones. Thank you Summer

[lizfrancis]

I’ve struggled so much with this plant. I’ve had it for a couple years and it only has three leaves at any given time. I’m going to move it to my bedroom (northern exposure) and see how it goes. Thank you!!

[SarahWRose]

This is my most fickle plant (and I would consider myself somewhat advanced). I rescued it from the perils of my office as it was irregularly watered and had crispy edges. Most of it rotted off and I ended up saving a sprig of it. I'm slowly getting new growth but the new leaves appear to be dramatically curling inward. It's hard to find answers about this so I'm just holding off on the watering. Between crispy edges, brown spots and curling... it seems like there are so many things that could go wrong!

[angucolos]

You should make a video about how to keep plants alive when they're in containers with no drainage! I saw in your tea tin succulent video that you had all those plants with no drainage which has, in my experience, been a death wish lol.

[hollyhasegawa]

Awesome, what great information since this plant is on my wish list, now I know I do have the right lighting for this plant, so I will hope I can find one soon. Thanks again for this series Summer.

[janebacolod]

Hi Summer, thank you for your video...got 2 watermelon, 3 actually but the 1st one didn't make it coz of shipment damage...am growing it outdoors under shade in a cute watermelon design pot together with 2 other types of peperomias, you got me hooked! It's quite finicky but they are now acclimatized and new leaves are growing and hopefully they will thrive...love these plants💕

[goddess]

I love this peperomia, but have not been able to find one in any of my close garden centers, thanks for the video Summer

[exhibitionchristina]

I’ve had this plant for about two years and love it! Unfortunately I think I’ve been overwatering it so the leaves are curling on the new growth but thankfully it seems as if it’ll jump back!

[bflanneryster]

After looking for one for a while now I saw a bunch in my local nursery! So excited! Thanks for the helpful information. Going to repot it I think.

[ki]

Mine is growing crazy, you’ve inspired me to get more peps 💖 I love them! Thank you for daily tips!

[whitney.polished]

I really love this series, you are so knowledgeable and helpful with plant care. I have a question and I would love to get your input if you can. I recently bought a large (5ft or so) established bird of paradise. I keep it in an eastern window that is back about 5 feet because of a balcony with an overhang, it still gets maybe 3 hours direct sun daily. I watered it about 3 weeks after bringing it home, as it was dry, and I left it on the balcony in full sun for the day. I noticed immediately after doing that the leaves were curling a bit and maybe starting to brown on the tips which made me think it might have had too much sun? Now the plant has been a bit droopy and seems to be going downhill with the leaves seeming to still be curling. It has been about 2 weeks since I watered it. The soil still seems dry. I have heard that curling and a bit browning might also mean the plant is dry. Do you think it had too much sun or perhaps is just not getting enough moisture in general? I run a small humidifier on it while I am home but maybe that is not enough. I would really appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!

[lunacycalico]

I love peperomia but they hate me.
Gave up? No!
Keep learning and thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[misskiya]

Yeah I had my watermelon Peperomia in an east facing window and not only did the leaves start browning on the backside but I started seeing these wet looking blotches on the backside of the leaves as well. It was looking like the leaves were starting to lose the chlorophyll but I couldn’t see any webbing evidence of spider mites.

[debrasmith]

That can happen from over watering also. The veins behind the leaves blow out from over watering.

[yougrowgail]

You can also take a leaf and cut it in half and stick the cut edges into soil for propagation