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Melanie

Anyone know what causes the leaves to curl on my Peperomia Hope? It’s not overwatering. I let it dry out before watering. I recently started using distilled water. I just don’t know what it could be.

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  1. snazzy man

    I have plants doing that right now as well. I was told it was from low humidity

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  2. Magneticgarden_

    Mine does the same thing. Guess I'm stuck with it doing that if it's related to humidity. I'm not going to worry about fixing that issue. Exactly why I prefer easy care houseplants 😉😊

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    • Plant Father

      under watering is the most common cause of curling leaves in peperomia ‘hope’. they do better in a denser soil than a chunky mix (half perlite half potting soil works) and with regular watering, once the top inch of soil is dry

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    • Melanie

      See this is where I keep getting confused because I keep getting conflicting information. I’ve heard more about these plants being like a succulent and require less water. My plant is currently in a plastic pot with lots of drainage but still seems to stay moist for a long time, and I’ve been allowing it to dry completely before watering again. I guess I’ll try watering it more often. I think it’s in a mix of tropical soil with perlite and bark.

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  3. OhThePlacesWellGrow🌿

    This can happen from temperature (cold) and low humidity. Once it becomes warm again all my plant uncurl! I would recommend a humidifier. Hopes this helps ❤️

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    • Melanie

      The leaves curled even in the Texas heat and humidity of summer. It stays around 55% humidity inside my home. Guess I could try putting it in my mini greenhouse and run the humidifier every once in a while.

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  4. Plant Father

    i totally understand wanting to treat this plant like a semi-succulent. for the first few months i had mine i watered when about half the soil was dry and got thin, curly leaves. i increased watering to when the top inch is dry and am still getting curly leaves though not as bad. i think i need to change it to a media with less drainage material (it’s in a similar mix to yours), since the roots are so fine. speaking of those fibrous peperomia roots— i suppose the reason they need so much water is that they’re very delicate, and can dry out fast. it’s hard to believe (i’m worried i’ll over water mine) since the leaves are so succulent in appearance but treating it more like a water loving tropical works

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