Variegated Baby Rubber Plant

Variegata is a cultivar of Peperomia obtusifolia in the Piperaceae, or pepper, family. [2][7]

Its substantial, glossy foliage has green and gray-green areas with broad cream to yellow-green margins. [8][7]

Place the plant in bright indirect light, with strong window sun filtered before it reaches the leaves. [4]

Screen hot summer sun with a curtain or adjust the plant’s distance from the window. [5]

Choose a loose, freely draining houseplant mix. Added perlite can improve its open structure. [6]

Use a pot with drainage holes, proportionate to the roots. Check whether fresh medium already contains fertilizer. [11]

Keep the plant in steady indoor warmth, protected from cold drafts and direct radiator heat. [5]

Ordinary indoor humidity suits this species. Its thick leaves do well in medium to low relative humidity. [4]

Apply a balanced liquid fertilizer monthly during spring and summer, following the product’s houseplant directions. [7]

Pruning is optional. Remove dead growth and shorten overly long stems when you want a bushier plant. [6]

Water less often as growth slows in winter, while continuing to check the mix. [7]

Concentrate feeding during active spring and summer growth. [7]

Ginny belongs to Peperomia clusiifolia and has green-and-cream leaves edged in pink. [1][3]

Variegata belongs to Peperomia obtusifolia and has substantial green leaves with broad pale margins. [2][8]

The larger rubber tree, Ficus elastica, is a woody plant in the Moraceae family. These compact peperomias belong to Piperaceae. [9][1][2]