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title: "Should I Be Concerned?? I saw these streaks on this plant I rescued a…"
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# Should I Be Concerned?? I saw these streaks on this plant I rescued a…

_Pubblicato da Dondoo52 il 2025-03-12_

Should I Be Concerned??  
I saw these streaks on this plant I rescued a couple of months ago. Is this something I should worry about? Also, are the leaves supposed to grow upwards? This is a type of peperomia.

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## 7 commenti

### KJM ha commentato il 2025-03-12

The streaks on the trunk are normal. This is a Pilea peperomoides commonly called a Chinese money plant. They can get quite tall but they usually produce loads of babies at the bottom and along the stem. The cupping of the leaves is usually caused by low humidity or the soil is being kept too dry.

#### Tee Jay ha risposto il 2025-03-12

This is not pilea peperomioides. This is peperomia polybotrya

#### KJM ha risposto il 2025-03-13

I think you are probably right Tanya but how are you sure? I can't see the points on the leaves and I have seen the peperomoides that are also tall. Also, and I'm not trying to pick a fight or anything here, just gaining knowledge, although I think curling of the leaves are common I do not think it is the way it should be. Overwatering, underwatering and low light can all cause leaf curl. So my thought is if it's just a little bit low light the leaves may be continually curled a little bit. Does that make any sense?

#### Tee Jay ha risposto il 2025-03-18

Because I’ve had both the pilea peperomioides and a raindrop peperomia in my collection. I can tell the difference in the growth pattern and leaf shape. The OP doesn’t have great photos showing all angles of the leaves. Also, the stem of the pilea is woody looking, not green like this peperomia. It seems planta commonly makes this mistake in plant identification all the time. Once you look at each plant more often, it’s easier to spot the differences and identify them!

#### KJM ha risposto il 2025-03-18

Thanks, I will have to keep an eye out so I can compare the two.

### Dondoo52 ha commentato il 2025-03-12

Wow! Thank you so much. I have been misting it apprx. 3 times a week and allowing it to dry between waterings. I guess I will up my misting game and now I can at least identify it properly 😂. That alone may make all the difference.

### Tee Jay ha commentato il 2025-03-12

This seems normal for the plant. I wouldn’t be concerned. Some cupping of the leaves is normal too

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