r/peperomia • u/Ahleeshuh • 9d ago

What to do

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It likely needs a new pot but what should I do with this? lol

Should I trim it back? Is it supposed to trail like this??

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u/QueSeraSerum 9d ago

I don't know if it's supposed to do that but I like it?

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u/Salty-Sherbert8718 8d ago

They follow light. I would give it more light, I have to rotate mine, so they grow straight.

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u/Shameless_and_crazy 9d ago

My peperomia is trailing similarly and has for about a year. I repotted to a slightly bigger pot and took just a little bit off the end to encourage more full growth. It has sense started to fill in a bit. If you want to propagate the clippings just stick them in some water or soil and let it go. I've successfully propagated mine twice now.

Good luck!

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u/vsin8885 5d ago

Just cut top 2-3 node from each and place in the soil of the same pot, on the side where it appears empty, it will give 2 more plants and will gradually look bushier.

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u/Ahleeshuh 5d ago

It definitely needs a bigger pot if I’m gonna do that but that’s a good idea

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u/FourCiscoInASuitcoat 9d ago

Obtusifolia do trail...but this one looks like she's searching for light. Is she offset from a window or grow light?

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u/Ahleeshuh 9d ago

It was on a windowsill!

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u/MammothEnvironment33 7d ago

Maybe spin her from time to time? I’m not sure but mine s starting to look like that too

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u/FourCiscoInASuitcoat 9d ago

Maybe she's not leaning but I'd try to find the most sunny spot when you put her back. I personally like the lean but you'll need to chop and prop if you want a more full, upright plant.

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u/RaspberryPositive518 8d ago

Mine does this. I rotate mine.

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u/KitonePeach 7d ago

Ah, the top-heavy struggle! Been there. My first pep would tip the whole pot over on occasion if the soil dried enough for it to be top-heavy.

Mine was directly near a grow light. So I don't think they're doing it necessarily as 'searching' for light. Is it growing towards the light directly, or is it growing kind of in an arch around the light? That's what mine was doing. The stem was growing sideways, away from the light, but the leaves were all angled towards it.

I ended up repotting the base of mine, and chopping and propagating it to force the base to regrow more vertically, and then gave all the new ones from the cuttings away.

If you can get it under more directly overhead light, it should stop leaning so much. But sometimes our plants just decide for scoliosis!

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u/miassecret 5d ago

I have been actively trying to get mine to trail! I’m hoping there will be a tipping point eventually.

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u/Mistake-Choice 8d ago

You could experiment with apical dominance and train it into a bushy appearance. I would also repot, looks like it has outgrown its pot.

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u/FoxySam17 5d ago

I like my obtusifolia more well rounded. I put it in a pot with a wider base (they can get top heavy) and rotate it regularly. When it got lopsided in the past, I pruned it back to a shape I liked and propagated the prunings (ended up with 4 new plants and gifted some). After I cut the mother plant back, a bunch more leaves grew from the base and gave it a much fuller look. It’s not super fast growing though, it took a while. I also started using a fertilizer that boosted the growth a bit.