Light
Bright indirect • approx. 10,000–20,000 lux
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Peperomia 'Brasilia'
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Every plant is hand‑picked for health and visual appeal, so you receive a strong, well‑established plant.
- Representative photos:
Product images show a typical plant of this variety. Natural differences in leaf number, shape or variegation are normal, your plant will still match in type and quality.
- Size details:
Listed sizes refer to pot diameter (cm) and approximate overall height (cm) from the base of the pot to the tallest leaf or stem.
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Your new plant has just travelled a long way and needs a calm start in its new home. For step-by-step unboxing and first-week care, check our after-delivery care guide. For deeper tips on how your plant settles in over the next weeks, read our houseplant acclimatization guide.
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- After delivery & first week , Unpacking, first placement, and early recovery.
- Light, How much light houseplants really need indoors.
- Watering , When to water and how to avoid root rot.
- Substrates & roots, Potting mixes and drainage for strong root systems.
- Humidity, When humidity matters and what actually helps.
- Fertilizing, Simple feeding routine without burning roots.
- Problems & pests, Yellow leaves, brown tips, bugs, and fixes that work.
- Semi-hydro, How to run low-maintenance mineral substrates.
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Peperomia 'Brasilia' at a glance:
Peperomia 'Brasilia' combines compact growth with unusually saturated colour, producing deeply ridged leaves in metallic grey-purple tones above and rich red beneath. Bred from Peperomia caperata 'Teresa' and Peperomia 'Eden Rosso', it forms a neat mound that usually stays under 15 cm tall, so the plant remains easy to place while still looking dramatic from every angle. The red undersides become especially effective when the pot sits slightly above eye level or in a grouped arrangement with greener companions.
Bright, indirect light helps preserve the strongest contrast, while a loose, well-draining substrate and moderate watering reduce the risk of stem or root rot. This is a foliage-led hybrid for growers who want a small peperomia with strong two-tone depth.
Peperomia 'Brasilia'
Quick Care Guide
Watering
Water when ~50–70% dry
Substrate
Airy • Fast-draining • Mineral-leaning • Fine-medium
Temperature
Ideal: 18–30 °C • Avoid below: 10 °C
Humidity
Normal 40–50 %
Growth habit
compact herb
Support
not needed
Growth speed
Average
Max size indoors
Max. height: 16 cm • Max. spread: 35 cm
Toxicity & safety
Non-toxic & Pet Friendly
Origin & habitat
Cultivar of Peperomia caperata
How to read these values
These care values are practical reference points for indoor growing. Use them as a starting point, then adjust for your room, pot size, substrate, temperature and how quickly the plant dries.
For more context, read the full product description or visit our Plant Care Guides.
- Light: level and approximate lux at leaf level.
- Watering: “% dry” is the trigger before watering again; a lower % means the mix stays more evenly moist.
- Potting mix: a quick profile of structure, drainage, moisture retention, base material and particle size.
- Temperature: “Ideal” shows the preferred range; “Avoid below” marks where stress risk increases.
- Humidity: target bands (Normal/Moist/Humid); consistency usually matters most.
- Growth habit: growth form (rosette, trailing, climbing) for placement and training.
- Support: shows whether a stake, pole or trellis is needed, optional or unnecessary.
- Growth speed: fast/average/slow under decent indoor conditions—expectations, not a promise.
- Max size indoors: realistic long-term potential; format differs for climbers vs. trailers.
- Toxicity & safety: irritating or toxic compounds and physical hazards such as spines or bristles.
- Origin & habitat: native region and typical habitat context.
Can Peperomia 'Brasilia' be grown outdoors in European climates?
Indoors onlyMore outdoor growing details
Do not leave outside below
10°C
This plant is best kept indoors and should not be treated as an outdoor plant in European climates.
FAQs about Peperomia 'Brasilia'
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