Chinese Money Plant Care Curling Leaves

The chinese money plant also known as the missionary plant lefse plant pancake plant ufo plant or just pilea short for its scientific name of pilea peperomioides is originally from the southwestern yunnan province of china popular lore maintains that a norwegian missionary agnar espegren took cuttings home with him in the 1940s and shared them with friends and family.

Chinese money plant care curling leaves. Try going through the list below and see if any of the following applies to your plant. Too much water along with poorly draining soil may also set the stage for root rot which will cause the leaves and ultimately the entire plant to collapse. Just a year ago you d easily find them for double that. For the past few weeks its leaves have begun to curl at the tips and some of the leaves have almost completely folded along their spines.

As the chinese money plant doesn t get very tall about 20 30cm they are well suited as potted plants. It s a win win win because i learn more you hopefully learn more and we can all be better plant people. Peperomioides have taken instagram by storm and what was hard to find in toronto is now seen at many nursery locations and boutiques across the city. On average you ll be paying 10 15 for a 4 pot.

If your pilea s leaves are curling it can be pretty difficult to figure out exactly what s going on because leaf curl can have a bunch of different causes. Pilea peperomioides is the quirky plant with pancake shaped leaves that is strangely rare in some places and abundant in others. Chinese money plants are easy to propagate although the little plants that shoot off from the mother plant are slow growing they are worth it. Long cultivated in china pilea peperomioides was brought to europe by a norwegian missionary in the 1940s hence some of its many nicknames.

Pilea enthusiasts don t always agree on exact causes. Your resident plant lady here to chat about chinese money aka pilea plant care i absolutely love doing these plant posts because in doing all the research i learn even more about plants that i already own. At times it s really flourished and has come back from the brink of plant death once. Pilea peperomioides commonly known as a chinese money plant is famous for its coin shaped round green leaves.

Also known as chinese money plant coin plant missionary plant or pancake plant this cute easy care houseplant with flat round succulent leaves has a history of being shared between friends. If you too want to grow it here re all the details on pilea peperomioides care. Easy to take care of these beauties are popular worldwide. Conversely the leaves of an oversaturated plant may curl or droop but often this is followed by a yellow and or sick appearance of the plant too.

If you re looking for a small plant that adds a lot of character to any room try growing a chinese money plant pilea peperomioides. Chinese money plant is a symbol of good luck and friendship.