A popular and rare houseplant which has eye-catching round, lily-pad like leaves and a mounded shape.
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Botanical name: Pilea peperomioides
Common name: Chinese money plant
Family: Urticaceae
Plant Type: House plant, Evergreen
Where to plant
Habit: Trailing
Plant size: 30cm height & 30cm spread
Light: Bright and indirect.
Toxic: None known
How to care for
Likes humidity (kitchen or bathroom), otherwise it will appreciate having its leaves misted occasionally. Shelter from direct sun in the summer.
Hates sitting in water, allow the compost to dry out a little before watering.
Keep the leaves dust-free and shiny, by wiping over.