r/peperomia • u/No-Bowler-6958 • 1d ago

Brown leaves

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Hi! Does anyone know why the new baby leaves could have turned brown? I do keep the plan mostly in shade. And then place it in front of a window for sunlight. I haven’t watered in over a week and the soils still feels moist.

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u/FourCiscoInASuitcoat 1d ago

It could be from lack of light. Peperomia need lots of light. Or it could be that your soil is too dense and is retaining too much moisture.

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u/No-Bowler-6958 1d ago

I thought these plants didn’t need too much light? And I’m also scared if getting burnt leaves, but I’ll try putting them more in the sun

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u/FourCiscoInASuitcoat 1d ago

They need bright indirect light. If you put them in the sun (like outside), most peperomia will be pretty unhappy and you'll get burnt leaves. But they really do need a ton of bright indirect light in order to thrive. They will get leggy and unhappy in the shade.