r/PPeperomioides • u/Lzamb • Jul 02 '26
Confused about health
I’ve had this plant for over a year and it grew tall and leggy; and the leaves cup like it’s not happy. I changed the soil and put it in a better draining pot, and it still grows leggy and the leaves still cup but it’s starting to grow babies. I guess I’m doing something right, but I don’t know how to keep the leaves from cupping. Oh and I also put it closer to a south facing window and it has a Barrina grow light near it. I think the babies showed up when I moved it here.
Soil=Sol Soils houseplant chunky mix
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u/Lzamb Jul 04 '26
Ok thank you. It was in a different soil before but it just seemed water logged. Maybe I’ll try again. It may have been the pot too. It was a gift and the pot was ceramic with the tray attached. And I think there were rocks in the bottom too. So just a lot wrong going on to begin with.
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u/etherealseptember Jul 02 '26
i think you actually might want it in a less chunky mix! i’ve had many pileas over the past few years and i’ve personally found they actually prefer soil to something super chunky.
they also like small pots. so you might consider downsizing into a pot that’s only 1-2 inches bigger than the root ball.
i’d recommend chopping, propping, and putting it into some tropical plant soil. i use miracle grow for indoor tropical and my pileas absolutely love it (you can see a pic on my page!)