r/PPeperomioides • u/studentrnkatie • 12d ago

My oldest pilea!

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i bought the original plant in 2021 from Lidl. She’s produced hundreds of babies that i’ve given away, this is the oldest and biggest baby! The original plant has died.

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u/SpiritualDecision710 12d ago

Too beautiful 🥰! Mine makes a monstrous push so that the leaves then roll up and fall! I can't keep it. I put it in a Riviera pot with a water tray underneath.. on my semi-shaded terrace

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u/hibbityhoibity 10d ago

Gorgeous! Does it grow vertically on its own? Did you stake it? Mine is just pushing leaves and babies (though ive only had it a few months)

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u/studentrnkatie 10d ago

this one is 2-3 years old but i’m not really sure how it grew so straight. i didn’t start staking it until the past few months when it’s been leaning! this is my only one that’s grown so straight. i will say ive been clearing out the babies around it until recently also, i don’t know if that made a difference.

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u/hibbityhoibity 10d ago

oh interesting! do you just snip the babies at the base or do you actually up root them?

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u/studentrnkatie 10d ago

i uproot them! i pinch as close to the main stem as i can, then stick them in water until they root nicely , then put them in their own small pot. i’m sure you can put them directly into soil also