Mazhar Botanic Garden

Pilea piperomioides Diels

Coin plant Friendship plant

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001347
Common name: Coin plant, Friendship plant
English name: Chinese money plant
Native: Yunnan, Southern China
Country: Southern China
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen perennial, compact, erect grow 20-30 cm tall and wide leaves dark green, flat, circular, attached peltate stems flowers rare small white to pink

Ornamental perennial plants. indoor. 

Symbolism & Good Fortune: :Widely kept as a symbol of wealth, prosperity, and monetary luck (traditionally associated with placing a coin in the soil) (You Tube: Backyard.)

Friendship & Sharing: Known as the "friendship plant" or "missionary plant" because its offshoots ("pups") easily sprout from the base, making them simple to propagate and gift to friends. (You Tube Plant Vibratio…)
 

Texture: Moist Sandy loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Humidity Medium Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Light shade
Propagation: Offshoots, stem cuttings, leaf cuttings
Flowering time: Late spring or summer
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 6.0-6.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Indoor
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Online
Plant Uses: Indoor plant Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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