Growing Ruby Cascade

This gorgeous houseplant is Peperomia 'Ruby Cascade,' which has a lovely vining habit with beautiful green leaves on trailing red stems.

When I first spied an Angel Vine Plant on Pinterest my daughter thought it was Peperomia Ruby Cascade. So she bought me one for Mother's Day.

It's super sweet and has these delicate red vining stems. These stems are more succulent and less wiry than the Angel Vine Plant.

Also, the backs of the leaves are a pretty red-purple color similar to a string of hearts plant. Also, I would say that Ruby Cascade is a little more succulent than the string of hearts plant in the leaves and the stems.

It's been growing really well for me. I have it hanging in a north-western facing window with supplemental grow lighting nearby, hanging on my industrial pipe planter hanger.

Ruby Cascade Growing Tips

Light Needs

Some plant aficionados state that Ruby Cascade needs bright indirect sunlight to grow well. That's probably why mine is doing well in a northwest-facing window. You can use some supplement light but keep it away from direct sunlight.

Watering

Peperomias are tropical succulents so they don't need a lot of water. However, I found some people are letting their plants totally dry out between watering and others are watering as much as twice a week. That's so confusing. However, that's one of the things about gardening.

As always you want to make sure your pot has drainage holes, if not, excess water will sit in the pot and cause root rot. This is the fastest, most common way to kill any plant.

You have to figure out what works for your plants. Never let them sit in water. Fast draining soil is the best for the majority of houseplants. For me, once a week watering is best for most of the year. In the winter I tend to cut back my watering to every other week. These rules of thumb will vary depending on the humidity and heat of your home, the soil, and the age of your plants.

For this plant, you can try the Taco Method shown in this video and picture above. Basically, if the plant needs water you should be able to easily fold the succulent-like leaves like a taco.  Otherwise, if the leaf is somewhat difficult to fold, it's not ready to be watered.

Propagating Ruby Cascade

While many plants do well with cuttings in water, however, that propagation method did not work well with this plant. The method that worked well for me was directly planting stems in a new pot of soil.

As you can see from the above image there are no roots on the cuttings of my ruby cascade. This went on for several weeks.

Next, I tried stripping some of the bottom leaves and planting that portion (a few inches) of the stem into a pot of soil. I placed several stems around the pot so that it would fill out nicely.

As you can see this worked much better.

Make a Topiary from Ruby Cascade

Small leaves on a vining plant make this one a great choice for making a topiary like the one below.

You can find out how to make a Ruby Cascade topiary here.

Such a beauty. Peperomia 'Ruby Cascade,' is a good candidate for your plant wish list. Don't you agree?