Chinese Money Plant
4.6 out of 5 (647 experiences)
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
About Chinese Money Plant
The Chinese money plant was shared through cuttings and grown as a houseplant for 20 years before it was known or studied by British botanists! Pilea peperomioides was first collected in 1906 in the Tsangshan mountain range, which rises to almost 14,000 feet altitude just west of the ancient city of Dali in western Yunnan, China. ⛰
Later, while hardly known to Western scientific communities, the species was grown in thousands of private European homes as off-shoots passed from one person to another. 🤝
Taxonomy
Pilea peperomioides
Pilea
Urticaceae
Rosales
Also known as
Pancake Plant, UFO plant, Lefse Plant, Missionary Plant, Bender Plant and Mirror Grass
How to care for Chinese Money Plant
How often to water your Chinese Money Plant
every 9
Chinese Money Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Chinese Money Plant in your home
a window
Chinese Money Plant may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Chinese Money Plant in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Chinese Money Plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Chinese Money Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Can I repot this Chinese money tree in a pot 1inch larger This is penny my chinese money plant and i want to make sure im safe to repot it, I also would like advise on what soil to use and how to fertilize it so I don’t kill it with repotting. I love this plant and it means a lot so loosing it would suck! I just want to make sure I am caring for it properly and any advise would be amazing!
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There are brown spots on my mom's Chinese Money Plant My mom got this plant in the mail. And it has brown spots on it I don't know what to do. (It didn't have any brown spots when we first got it) Any advice? #chinesemoneyplant
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Can I repot it? And what kind of soil would you suggest? #Pilea
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Why do the leaves of my Chinese money plant go brown & drop off. It’s been in the and play for ages and this started about a month ago.
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My Pilea has drooping leaves. What should I do? #Pilea My MIL gifted me a part of her Pilea plant. She’s done a great job taking care of it in her home in Toronto. But since repotting and bringing it back with me to London, my plant appears to look a bit droopy. Some of its leaves even look a pale green to me. Does anyone know how I can fix this?
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Before during and after repotting (same pot just fresh new soil since it’s been in the soil I bought it in and ChatGPT said the white stuff was mold 🥲) any advice on how to keep her healthy? I’ve had her for over a year and she was a lot bushier but this winter she lost a lot of leafs. Is that normal for this plant? Lots of babies coming in though so I’m sure she’s happy but again, any advice or tips are appreciated. #ChineseMoneyPlant #NewGrowth #HappyPlants
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Ive seen other plants like him amd Planty's looking a little uh special. help- ;-; I got told by a friend to chop his head off and try to propagate it, should i im scared he was my first ever plant ;--;....
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I’ve been propagating this cutting in water for a month now. Does she have enough roots to be planted? #Pilea
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When does my Chinese Money Plant need a new pot? #Pilea
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I don't know what's going on. The new leafs are coming in fine but the bigger older leaves have all these spots on them. What is it and how do I fix it? Please help #Pilea
Care Summary for Chinese Money Plant
Chinese Money Plant
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Fast grower 383
Easy to propagate 260
Survivor 259
Large, lush leaves 147
Browns easily 72
Blooms easily 37
Pest magnet 10
04/10/2022
Love this plant, when I bought it it had a few pups that weren’t ready to be separated. I recently separated them from the mom plant and wow they propagate so easy. Got six viable propagations and all of them have new root growth! It grows very fast and has almost doubled in size from when I bought it 3 months ago.
It’s pet friendly so if my cat decides to take a test chomp (and subsequently realize it doesn’t taste good) it’ll be fine.
I did an experiment where I potted it in straight LECA for super drainage and even longer periods between watering and so far so good! It tends to be a little dramatic after being repotted but after a week it perks back up. It doesn’t like sharp temperature changes, that tends to be what makes the leaves curl (that and letting me know it needs to be watered).
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
04/06/2022
he grows new leaves every week lol, sometimes i’ll find pups too!! doesn’t like the cold and getting leaves wet but otherwise super easy :) i just water whenever the soil is mostly dry, maybe like 75%. repot shock is a bit more obvious with this one but he recovers quickly.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
04/03/2022
So easy. So cool looking
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Survivor
03/26/2022
So cute! So beautiful! It’s called a friendship plant for a reason!!! 😍😘
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
03/08/2022
Very easy to care for and grows fast!
02/28/2022
Can survive overwatering! That’s my frequent problem: watering too much. This plant will withstand watering when the soil is still moist and turn out beautiful.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Survivor
02/20/2022
Such a cutie love how fast it grows
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
02/18/2022
Little UFO leaves are the cutest!
Fast grower
Blooms easily
Survivor
01/27/2022
Hands down my most favorite plant! I bought this when it was tiny in a 3 inch pot and the growth has been SO satisfying.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
01/19/2022
Just an all-around easy plant
Survivor
Easy to propagate
01/18/2022
Hell of a guitarist
Survivor
01/14/2022
Grows quickly and shoots off baby plants frequently making it easy to propagate. But it’s also kind of boring. They like to be dry and have a lot of light but too much direct light with burn the leaves.
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Survivor
01/11/2022
Easiest plant to prop ever. This was one of 5 props from a mother plant. Basically impossible to kill. Biggest key is don’t overwater.
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
01/11/2022
Easiest plant ever. Give it light, don’t overwater, and it’ll pop out babies.
Fast grower
Survivor
Easy to propagate
01/11/2022
Tons of babies at first, went more dormant during colder months and has yet to bounce back. However babies are growing strong and healthy in new pots, lots of gifts for friends. Having some issues with dropping/drooping leaves as it can get a bit picky
Easy to propagate
01/10/2022
The leaves on this plant are just like coins, they are amazing and surprisingly heavier than they look. The Chinese money plant can be prone to burning so keep out of direct sunlight. And rotate every few days to ensure it grows evenly, it’s also best to use filtered water!
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
Browns easily
Large, lush leaves
01/08/2022
No matter what I did mine just kept dropping leaves and then it was bare
Browns easily
01/04/2022
Very easy starter plant. Water from the bottom and give bright, indirect light. Wait to water until the leaves start to droop - but not too far.
Rewarding & easy to prop.
Fast grower
Easy to propagate
01/02/2022
She’s thriving under a grow light, had 4 puppies in less than a month… I bottom water it when the soil is completely dry. She’s a ⭐️!
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
12/24/2021
Keeps dropping downwards and getting see-through leaves… cannot figure out what is going on but it is still sending out babies from its roots.
Browns easily
Fast grower
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