Mini - Chinese Money Plant

Pot Size - 6cm

Pilea peperomioides – Chinese Money Plant

 🌿🪙

The Chinese Money Plant (Pilea peperomioides) is a much-loved houseplant, instantly recognisable for its round, coin-shaped leaves on long, elegant stems. Native to China, it’s considered a symbol of good luck and prosperity, making it a popular gift as well as a stylish addition to plant collections.

Key Features:

✔ Distinctive round, coin-like green leaves

✔ Known as the Chinese Money Plant or Friendship Plant

✔ Compact and modern – perfect for desks, shelves, or windowsills

✔ Easy to propagate from offshoots (“pups”)

✔ A symbol of luck, prosperity, and friendship

Care Instructions:

• Light: Thrives in bright, indirect light – rotate regularly for even growth

• Watering: Water when the top 2–3 cm of soil feels dry; avoid soggy soil

• Humidity: Tolerates normal household humidity

• Soil: Best in a well-draining indoor potting mix

• Feeding: Fertilise once a month in spring and summer with a balanced feed

• Temperature: Prefers 16–26°C, protect from cold drafts

• Growth: Compact, usually 20–30 cm tall, with offshoots forming around the base

🌿 Tip: Separate the pups growing at the base to create new plants – perfect for gifting to friends and family.