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I went to Ott’s exotic plants today and it was heaven on earth. The plants they have there are unbelievable. I wish I would have known sooner as I would have purchased all my plants here! They have a stunning indoor waterfall and a koi pond. Some of the plants there are too stunning to be believed. I hope to go back again soon as it’s only about an hour from my house. I highly recommend if you ever get the chance to visit. So I managed to spend just a little less than $100. I bought three bee balm plants as I just cleared away years of weeds today and have some great spots to plant them. There were so many indoor plants I wanted but given my $100 budget I could only choose two. I almost bought the cayenne peperomia that Adrian has mentioned as it’s a gorgeous plant. I ended up choosing two that spoke to me - a raindrop peperomia named Pippa and a pepperspot Peperomia named Jada. Now to my dilemma: According to Planta the trailing jade is an advanced plant and above my plant experience level. Did I make a mistake in purchasing it? Does anyone have any tips to share to keep it healthy? It was such a charming plant that it was my impulse buy today. Right now they’re quarantining in my garage near the window for sunlight.

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  1. Adrian

    So glad you had fun at Ott’s. It really is a hidden gem in my neck of the woods and I wish there were more places like it. The other nursery closer to my home closed after 73 years in the area, so I’m very thankful for the lovely nurseries that remain. I can share a few photos I’ve taken from there 😊

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    • happysoxdonkey

      Amazing gorgeous photos. Thank you for sharing them!

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    • happysoxdonkey

      I have to go back and see mum mountain in the fall.

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    • happysoxdonkey

      I just found out I am going to be ten minutes away from Ott’s on Monday and Tuesday for a professional development. I just might have to get that cayenne peperomia!

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  2. Adrian

    As for the peperomia pepperspot, I don’t personally agree with the advanced grade for its level of maintenance or experience. I’d consider it medium at best. (It could be a glitch) It’s similar to a string of turtles in its care. It’s a trailing plant like the string of turtles, and will enjoy being bottom-watered (you might find you’ll want to repot it into a pot of similar size with drainage holes at the bottom to bottom-water it.) If you want to repot it, the biggest difficulty with it is that it is a plant more prone to shock from repotting, so try not to disturb the root system too much, wait about a month to let it get used to the move to your home before trying to repot it, and only remove some of the soil if need be. I use a liberal amount of Bonide’s Rooting Hormone Powder onto any of the exposed roots when repotting that type of peperomia before placing it in a new pot to reduce the risk of shock and help the plant recover faster if it does go through shock, as it’ll help the plant develop more roots. You’ll might find it might need a more shallow pot, and not the excess soil it’s potted up in to be in its current hanging pot. I found Ott’s can pot their peperomias in soil that’s a little too peat-heavy, but if you don’t mind that, leave the soil be and just place it in a new pot. Just be sure to let the soil completely dry out before watering. You’ll probably want to change it to a custom watering schedule in its individual plant settings to help with this. You can trim the flowers off to save energy and direct energy towards new foliage if you’d like, but I like the look of it on the trailing peperomias.

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    • Adrian

      As for the raindrop peperomia, wait a week or so before repotting it if you’d like to. I found mine enjoyed being treated more like the obtusifolia variety of peperomia I have, so I repotted it in Espoma’s Organic Cactus and Succulent Mix. You don’t have to remove all of the soil if it’s also in peat-heavy soil. It’s up to you if you want to change the soil. It’ll just dry out faster and reduce the risk of overwatering or rot down the line in a better-draining soil mix. Rooting powder can reduce the risk of shock for that one as well, but it isn’t as likely of shock as the pepperspot is. Both peperomias need at least 2-4 hours of sun, but the raindrop peperomia can probably handle closer to 4-6 hours of sun. I’d bottom-water that one as well. Both peperomias have fairly shallow root systems and enjoy getting a little rootbound and being a little snug in their pots, so don’t repot it in anything more than the size pot it’s currently in or anything more then 1-2 inches wider in diameter to the width of the plant’s root ball. I love the raindrop peperomia and found it acts a lot like a watermelon peperomia. Both of yours look very happy at the moment so for the time being, hold off on repotting them for a bit if you want to do so down the line, and just enjoy your new plants 😊 Ironically, I almost got that pepperspot last week when I was there, but opted for a string of turtles instead 😂 happy to see it went to a good home. I was so excited to finally spot one. I’m saving my money for a Peperomia Maculosa I spotted at another nursery that I hope to nab tomorrow 😗

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    • happysoxdonkey

      This is fantastic advice! Thank you! I don’t know what drew me to the pepperspot but it was such an impulse buy. I am going to do my best to keep it healthy. Do you think it’s OK to keep it in the pot it came in but place this inside a terra cotta pot that also has drainage?

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    • happysoxdonkey

      That is an amazing looking Peperomia! It’s funny but my goal for today was to get a peacock plant but I always end up choosing Peperomia.

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    • Adrian

      That’s the power of Ott’s 😂 I can’t seem to leave there without a peperomia. Literally all but 2 of my peperomias are from Ott’s. If by your previous reply, you mean once it a month passes, you take it out of its current pot and repot it into a terra cotta pot, then yes. The terra cotta will definitely help wick away excess moisture that the peat moss mix will try to hold onto.

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