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T-shirt winner: Deborah McGuinn, Willow Spring, NC

Common Name:
Watermelon Peperomia

Scientific Name:
Peperomia argyreia

Type: perennial

Foliage:

• silvery striped fleshy foliage
• leaf pattern and color resembles a watermelon
• rounded leaves on long petioles

Growth: 6-8 inches

Culture: partial shade to partial sun

Use: houseplant

Other:

• allow soil to dry between waterings
• leaves root by petiole cuttings