Chinese Money Plant

05-21
2023

Pilea Peperomioides

I have been watching this youtuber (benjiplant) for a while and he had a video with this plant in it. He explained how the leaves follow the sun which I thought was really cool. A few weeks later I was in a hardware store and saw this plant but none of them looked that good. Later in the year I was at a plant store and saw a baby version of the plant so I bought it. When I brought it home, it dropped a lot of leaves. I think it was not getting enough sunlight because now that I have moved back to Boston it has been getting more light and the leaves are following the sun instead of drooping and falling (make sure to rotate this plant if you want even growth). Unfortunately, it hasn't produced new growth yet but it hasn't dropped a leaf in a while so that's a good start!

SUNLIGHT

partial, medium to bright indirect

WATER

once every 1-2 weeks

SOIL

rich, well-drained

TOXICITY

pet-friendly