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title: "Wanted to know if this is a disease or what. I bought it 3 weeks ago…"
description: "Wanted to know if this is a disease or what. I bought it 3 weeks ago and it started doing this recently. I'm also not 100% sure what kind of succulent it is."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/11NeotIjN5ytI5YPRj0Luh"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Pik"
published: "2026-05-23T19:08:31.294991Z"
language: "en"
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# Wanted to know if this is a disease or what. I bought it 3 weeks ago…

_Posted by Pik on 2026-05-23_

Wanted to know if this is a disease or what. I bought it 3 weeks ago and it started doing this recently. I'm also not 100% sure what kind of succulent it is.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/D6rs5FJYXH-vRpQpbGgD3EA9l9zXQYs4mymD5Nznci0/VwkLHLFESVOe1VezM6Zu1g.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Megan commented on 2026-05-23

I’m pretty sure that’s a Peperomia axillaris. They grow those ‘blooms’, which are essentially the flowers of this plant.

### plantgeek commented on 2026-05-23

flowers! whatever you're doing, you're doing it right. also agree on peperomia axillaris, those are 100% peperomia blooms

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