Peperomia obtusifolia 'Greengold' T8
Peperomia obtusifolia 'Green Gold' is a particularly striking cultivar of the popular dwarf pepper. With its bright green foliage and decorative yellow-green variegation, it brings fresh color and vibrant contrasts to any plant arrangement. Its compact growth and low maintenance make it an ideal choice for modern living and working spaces.
Characteristics:
The 'Green Gold' variety impresses with its strong, rounded leaves that have a glossy finish and a bright yellow-green leaf pattern. The light edges of the leaves contrast sharply with the deep green center. Like its green parent form, it grows compactly, branches well, and appears particularly well-groomed and tidy.
Care Instructions:
Light: Bright to semi-shady – it tolerates more light than the green form but should not be exposed to direct midday sun.
Water: Water moderately – allow the substrate to dry out well in between watering.
Humidity: Average – robust even in dry heating air.
Fertilizer: In spring and summer, 1–2 times per month with a diluted green plant fertilizer.
Temperature: Optimal at 18–25 °C, not below 15 °C.
Note: Ideal for bright windowsills – its leaf coloration is particularly beautiful with good light exposure.
Our greenhouses are equipped with modern energy screens and double glazing to efficiently save on heating costs. Additionally, we collect rainwater over the entire roof area of 9,000 square meters and use only this water to irrigate all our crops. We collect the rainwater in underground tanks with a total volume of 600,000 liters.
Since 2007, we have been heating our entire operation with a fully automated 850 kW wood chip heating system and a 100,000-liter buffer storage tank. Environmentally friendly and CO2-neutral. Only to support during very cold winter days and nights is a conventional oil heating system available.
Since 2014, the heating has been supported by a solar thermal system with an annual yield of about 20 megawatt-hours.
In 2020, we installed a photovoltaic system with 30 kW peak and have been producing more green electricity per year than our entire operation requires.
Since 2021, we use exclusively pots for our self-produced plants that are not only 100% recyclable but are also entirely made from recycled pots. To this end, we collect all used pots that arise in our operation and have them picked up in big bags by our pot supplier Göttinger. There, the pots are cleaned and processed in a water-free recycling facility into new pots that come back to us.