January 28, 2012

Leggy peperomia house plants can be cut back to become more bushy and to make cuttings for starting new plants.

Yard and Garden
January 28, 2012

Q. :
My Peperomia plant has pretty leaves at the top of the stems and at the bottom of the stems. The leaves in the middle have fallen and revealed bare stems. Can I do something to make it look better? Can I cut the stems back?

Suzanna D.
Belen

A. :

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