Peperomia scandens · Cupid Peperomia (vining peperomia)

The nursery label reads Peperomia obtusifolia, but that identification was rejected, and the actual leaves in the pot look different from true P. obtusifolia. P. obtusifolia has thick, glossy, obovate to oblong succulent leaves on an upright or semi-trailing stem. The plant in this pot instead shows distinctly heart-shaped (cordate) leaves with a somewhat thinner, more papery texture, a yellow-green color in the new growth, and a prostrate/trailing stem habit sprawling across the soil surface traits that match vining peperomia species such as Peperomia scandens (cupid peperomia) or P. serpens rather than P. obtusifolia. Given the requester's suspicion of a 'vining peperomia,' and the cordate leaf shape and trailing stems visible here, P. scandens is a reasonable best guess, though P. serpens and some juvenile P. puteolata or P. rotundifolia forms look similar and should be ruled out. A photo showing the leaf attachment pattern along the stem (alternate vs. whorled), stem length, and any flower spike would help confirm the exact species.

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