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    Home » Gardening

    Growing Ruby Cascade

    by Patti Estep · Aug 25, 2024

    A pretty vining houseplant called ruby cascade hanging in a window in a white pot.
    Hand pinching a leaf of a ruby cascade plant.

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

    Hanging ruby cascade in a clay pot.

    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.

    Stems of Peperomia Ruby Cascade on a hand.

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

    A close up image of a hand holding a Peperomia Ruby Cascade plant in a terra cotta pot.

    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.

    A close up image of a Peperomia Ruby Cascade plant in a terra cotta pot.

    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.

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    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.

    Two fingers pinching a leaf from a Ruby Cascade plant.

    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.

    Ruby Cascade cuttings in a cup of water.

    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.

    Several cuttings of Ruby Cascade planted in a pot of soil all around.

    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.

    The top of a full Ruby Cascade plant handing in a white pot.

    As you can see this worked much better.

    Peperomia 'Ruby Cascade' hanging in a large window.

    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.

    Ruby cascade on a wire topiary frame.

    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?

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Jan

      May 05, 2024 at 1:23 pm

      Hi I’m Jan. Have you tried Etsy Karen? That’s where I got mine. Good luck to you.

      Reply
    2. Karen Penfold

      April 21, 2022 at 12:43 pm

      Seems I cannot obtain a ruby cascade pepperomia plant here in Ontario Canada. I have looked everywhere because they are such a beautiful plant.

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      • Patti Estep

        April 21, 2022 at 1:07 pm

        Karen, that's too bad. Maybe talk to the person in charge of purchasing plants at your local nursery or garden center and see if they can get some in.

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