Indoors
Chinese money plant
Pilea peperomioides
- Cat: not toxic
- Dog: not toxic
- Light: bright, no harsh sun
About the plant
The Chinese money plant comes from the mountains of southern China (Yunnan and Sichuan) and reached Europe in the mid-20th century. Its round leaves on long stalks give it the name UFO plant, and it readily puts out young offshoots by the stem: that is how it passes from friend to friend.
Chinese money plant and pets
- Cat
- not toxic
- Dog
- not toxic
No entry in the ASPCA list; generally considered non-toxic.
Care
- Watering
- about every 7 days in summer (April to September), every 12 in winter
- Light
- bright, no harsh sun
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 12–28 °C
- Feeding
- April to September, every 4 weeks
- Repotting
- every 2 years, in spring
- Cuttings in water
- roots usually after about 3 weeks; change the water every 7 days
- Grown
- in a pot, cutting in water
Turn the pot every week, the leaves lean toward the light. Young offshoots root easily in water.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.