Peperomia obtusifolia
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Peperomia obtusifolia (baby rubberplant or pepper face) is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae, native to Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean.[1] It is an evergreen perennial growing to 25 cm (10 in) tall and broad, with cupped leathery leaves and narrow spikes of white flowers up to 12 cm (5 in) long.[2]
The specific epithet obtusifolia means "blunt-leaved".[3]
With a minimum temperature of 15 °C (59 °F), it must be grown indoors in most temperate regions. A popular houseplant, numerous cultivars have been developed, some of which show leaf variegation. P. obtusifolia has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
