Answers to your Peperomia questions Remove the flower spikes to help the plant put its energy into new leaves.

Peperomia make good indoor plants. As houseplants they are low maintenance, with fleshy leaves that help them to retain water.

Air-purifying qualities are a standout feature of the Raindrop Peperomia. Like a silent, leafy warrior, it battles indoor pollutants, stripping the air of nasties like formaldehyde. Perfect for those of us who can't resist that new sofa smell but could do without the chemical cocktail.

If placed in too much direct sunlight, the leaves on Peperomia plants can get scorched by the sun and lose their chlorophyll, taking on more of a faded or bleached appearance. If Peperomias aren't receiving adequate light indoors, they will start to stretch and become spindly, reaching for more sunlight.