There are more than 1,000 species of peperomia, offering a variety of shapes and sizes to choose from. Baby rubber plants may be the best-known of these easy-care and slow-growing plants.

Peperomia obtusifolia: Sometimes called “baby rubber plant,” this species resembles a miniature rubber plant with its roundish glossy leaves but short stature.

3 care tips for peperomia plants There really is a peperomia for every home, no matter your personal taste, the colors of your interiors, or the growing conditions you can provide.

Cypress peperomia, one of relatively few species native to Florida, has been seen growing on rotting logs in cypress sloughs or on the branches of pond apple trees (Annona glabra).