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title: "My Mendoza peperomia has started making mutated leaves. What could…"
description: "My Mendoza peperomia has started making mutated leaves. What could cause this to happen?"
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# My Mendoza peperomia has started making mutated leaves. What could…

_Publicado por Chazz el 2024-11-17_

My Mendoza peperomia has started making mutated leaves. What could cause this to happen?

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## 3 comentarios

### Wolfen 🐺 comentó el 2024-11-17

Peperomia leaves can curl from drying out, OR overwatering, or a need for fertilizer (which can be accompanied by overwatering, due to root rot too)

### Cake🌻 comentó el 2024-11-17

Is there a chance you may have over-fertilized it? I did that to my pothos and the leaves looked burnt on some edges. If that doesn’t sound right then:  
\- If they feel crunchy it’s likely under-watering or too much sun.  
\- If they feel more mushy then it’s likely overwatering; in which case you want to make sure the soil fully dries out between waterings to avoid root rot.  
Good luck! 🫶🏻

#### Cake🌻 respondió el 2024-11-17

Do you mist it?  
I have a watermelon peperomia and she LOVES being misted. She’s also in an East-facing window, part sun part shade and loves that too.

Idk if all peperomias like to be misted or not. But if yours is similar to mine then that \& the lighting could be something to look into!

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