4" Peperomia Watermelon, Ecuador small Peperomias tend to have smooth

Peperomias tend to have smooth

All blackish burgundy and deepest pine green

these are almond/leaf shaped

little heart leaves pop out on top of the big leaves when they're mature and happy where the stem attaches to the leaf so a regular leaf will have a little crop of new hearts right on top

These vigorous growers are tough and somewhat thirsty

4" Peperomia Watermelon, Ecuador small Peperomias tend to have smoothNewcomer Peperomia Ecuador is a handsome version of our good old Peperomias, growing in a similar fashion to those relatives. Rounded, mounded, compact and full, Ecuador gets to around 8" or so in height and width too. What sets him apart are those striking, extra large leaves in arresting colors. First you have the really big, wide, rounded,oval leaf with a semigloss finish and crumply, wrinkly texture, then you have those colors! A piney, dark green