Any ideas on how to help my chinese money plant?
Hey everyone! My Chinese money plant has been turning a little bit pale and there’s these white spots on its older leaves. It gets some direct sunlight in the afternoon. I thought it was getting too much light so I moved it to a place with less light and it started getting leggy. It has been popping out some babies so I’m not sure if it’s healthy or if this is normal. It is a little leggy too but when that happens I water it and it hasn’t regained its strength and I watered it two days ago. Thanks for any tips! #ChineseMoneyPlant #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #HappyPlants #PlantTherapy
0ft to light, indirect
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 month ago
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@Succulent_Soul Hey there, your plant actually looks pretty healthy! Plus you have pups, which means she’s happy 🙌 🥰🥳 If you’re talking about the white spot at the place where the leaf meets the petiole, that is completely normal. If you’re talking about the spotty all-over leaf coloring of the oldest leaves, that is what they start looking like when the oldest leaves die off, just like Jennifer @JenniferNoel said . But I also see some of what looks like hard water spots. Do you have hard water and did some of the leaves get splashed? When hard water evaporates it leaves the calcium and mineral deposits behind. A little diluted lemon juice gently rubbed over those spots should remove them. Could you show me this leaf close up though? I want to see what this is that I’ve circled.
Good news, your peperomioides isn’t actually leggy! The stem is that central vertical branch. If you start to get longer and longer spacing on that stem, inbetween where each leaf petiole is, is when it could be called leggy. This is one of those plants that can benefit from having their pot rotated a quarter or half turn every watering. That way the leaves won’t be stretching in one particular way towards the light. 💡
As for tips, they thrive on neglect. They handle underwatering much better than overwatering.
You can treat her like your succulents, also like Jennifer mentioned! but they will also give you more obvious visual clues than say an echeveria 😜 If you see their leaves curling down and under, this is the sign she got too much water. They curl to increase the surface area of the leaf for transpiration. This is when they release water vapor into the air. It's also the reason you can cluster plant together to increase humidity.
When she starts to curl her leaves upward like cup they are ready for water. That's her way of saying ‘I'm conserving water because I'm thirsty.’
If her leaves are flat, she's in her happy place. Don't water at that point, wait for the upwards curl.
Don't judge what she's saying by one leaf, look at the whole plant.
And one last thing—do you fertilize them? They don’t need a lot, but a weak dose of fertilizer occasionally during the growing season is very good for healthy growth, especially when making pups! 💛🌻
Good news, your peperomioides isn’t actually leggy! The stem is that central vertical branch. If you start to get longer and longer spacing on that stem, inbetween where each leaf petiole is, is when it could be called leggy. This is one of those plants that can benefit from having their pot rotated a quarter or half turn every watering. That way the leaves won’t be stretching in one particular way towards the light. 💡
As for tips, they thrive on neglect. They handle underwatering much better than overwatering.
You can treat her like your succulents, also like Jennifer mentioned! but they will also give you more obvious visual clues than say an echeveria 😜 If you see their leaves curling down and under, this is the sign she got too much water. They curl to increase the surface area of the leaf for transpiration. This is when they release water vapor into the air. It's also the reason you can cluster plant together to increase humidity.
When she starts to curl her leaves upward like cup they are ready for water. That's her way of saying ‘I'm conserving water because I'm thirsty.’
If her leaves are flat, she's in her happy place. Don't water at that point, wait for the upwards curl.
Don't judge what she's saying by one leaf, look at the whole plant.
And one last thing—do you fertilize them? They don’t need a lot, but a weak dose of fertilizer occasionally during the growing season is very good for healthy growth, especially when making pups! 💛🌻
Hello 👋 @Succulent_Soul ❤️
First thing’s first……only water when the soil is COMPLETELY dry. You want to treat it as if it’s a succulent. Otherwise you WILL get root rot. I think I water mine every 10-14 days. Every other watering, from the top. Every other watering, from the bottom until the saucer is bone dry 👍🏼
Lighting - Mine is about a foot (if not less) in front of a west facing window with grow lights on it at night. This is my ONLY peperomia with grow lights. The rest of my peperomias are on the windowsill to an east facing window and they are all flowering 🤩
👶 Babies are COMPLETELY normal and they show you how your plant is HAPPY 😊 If it wasn’t, you’d notice a dramatic difference!
You either get babies or flowers on the Chinese money plant 🪴
If you want flowers, just start and keep snipping off the babies ✂️
And before I forget…..the lower leaves are the first leaves to go. So the spotting you see, it’s normal. It’s the leaves transitioning from green to yellow and then brown 💚💛🤎
I’m no expert by any means, but I experienced the exact same things! So here’s some pics of mine and I hope this helps you out a bit. If you have anymore questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out 🥰❤️🥰
🥇 April 2024
🥈 April 2026
🥉 I just took
First thing’s first……only water when the soil is COMPLETELY dry. You want to treat it as if it’s a succulent. Otherwise you WILL get root rot. I think I water mine every 10-14 days. Every other watering, from the top. Every other watering, from the bottom until the saucer is bone dry 👍🏼
Lighting - Mine is about a foot (if not less) in front of a west facing window with grow lights on it at night. This is my ONLY peperomia with grow lights. The rest of my peperomias are on the windowsill to an east facing window and they are all flowering 🤩
👶 Babies are COMPLETELY normal and they show you how your plant is HAPPY 😊 If it wasn’t, you’d notice a dramatic difference!
You either get babies or flowers on the Chinese money plant 🪴
If you want flowers, just start and keep snipping off the babies ✂️
And before I forget…..the lower leaves are the first leaves to go. So the spotting you see, it’s normal. It’s the leaves transitioning from green to yellow and then brown 💚💛🤎
I’m no expert by any means, but I experienced the exact same things! So here’s some pics of mine and I hope this helps you out a bit. If you have anymore questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out 🥰❤️🥰
🥇 April 2024
🥈 April 2026
🥉 I just took
@DreamMachine I happen to have very hard water. 😬