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Prayer Pepper
Plant·Peperomia dolabriformis
Part sun
Sun
Low
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 10–11
Hardiness
Prayer Pepper (Peperomia dolabriformis) is a plant. It grows best in sun to part shade and has low water needs.
Through the year
Growing
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Wants part sun
Needs little water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 6–7.5
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Prefers sandy, loamy soil
Struggles in compacted soil
Adds a little organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives oxygen (moderate)
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height15–30 cm
Spacing20 cm (min 15 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width15–25 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by stem cuttings, leaf cuttings, seeds
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Doesn't self-seed on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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