This plant is an expert at propagating! You'll be passing the babies on to friends and family in no time.
Pilea peperomioides
PIE-lee-uh pep-per-O-mee-OY-dees
Common Names: Chinese Money Plant, Pancake Plant, UFO Plant, Lefse, Missionary Plant, Pass-It-On Plant, Friendship Plant
Family: Utricacea
Origin: China
Growth: Upwards, clumping
Light: Bright, indirect
Foot Candles: 100 - 200
Water: Keep moderately moist
Humidity: Not required
Temperature: 10°C - 24°C
Soil: Regular potting mix
Container: Self-watering planter, living wall, terrarium
Nutrients: 10-10-10 Monthly
Propagation: Removal of offsets
Interiorscape Use: Desktop plant, living walls
Common Pests: Mealybugs, Aphids, Spider Mites, Scale, Thrips.
Common Issues: Yellow leaves with nutrient burn. Disfigured leaves when infested with thrips. Older leaves naturally fall.
Comments: A very popular and trendy houseplant. It will push out new baby plants from the soil which can be easily removed and rooted to give to friends, earning it some of it’s common names. The disk shaped leaves will direct themselves to the light source and mature plants can have leaves up to 15cm in diameter.
Toxicity: Safe.