No results. Is a plant missing? Tell uscontact@wikiplant.net
Pilea peperomioides became known as the 'friendship plant' after a Norwegian missionary carried a cutting home from China in the 1940s, and it spread almost entirely through cuttings passed between friends and neighbors long before it was ever sold commercially.
I have this plantSign in to add this plant to your library
Watch for strong direct sun at south / west windows.
| Best position | right by the window | about 1 m | about 2 m | about 4 m | 4 m or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| north | works well | works well | too dark | too dark | too dark |
| north-east | works well | works well | too dark | too dark | too dark |
| east | works well | works well | works well | too dark | too dark |
| south-east | works well | works well | works well | too dark | too dark |
| south | just about | works well | works well | too dark | too dark |
| south-west | just about | just about | works well | too dark | too dark |
| west | just about | works well | works well | too dark | too dark |
| north-west | works well | works well | too dark | too dark | too dark |
works well just about too dark too much direct sun
A rough guide based on window direction and typical daylight through the year. Window size, curtains and whatever stands outside matter just as much.
As a precaution, keep it out of reach of children and pets.
Chinese money plants readily send up small plantlets from their base or roots. Once a pup has a few leaves of its own, it can be carefully separated with some roots attached and potted individually, or even rooted in water first.
Because it grows toward the light. Turn the pot a quarter turn every week or so and the plant grows evenly and stays upright.
Usually because of low light or because the plant is still young. Give it bright, indirect light and some patience, and plantlets will appear at the base.
About every 1-2 weeks, when the top 2-3cm of compost is dry. It likes moist, well-drained compost but is prone to root rot if overwatered.
Separate the baby plants that grow at its base. Cut one free with some root attached and pot it up, ideally in spring or early summer. Stem cuttings root too.
Rarely indoors. It can produce small white to pinkish flowers on tall spikes, but houseplants seldom do. It is grown for its round leaves.
It needs bright, indirect light. In too little light the growth becomes leggy and fewer plantlets form.
