How to Grow a Chinese Money Plant for Prosperity

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Want to bring wealth and abundance into your life—or at least your home? Then you’ll want to add a Chinese money plant (Pilea peperomioides) to your houseplant collection.

Keep reading for everything you need to know about Chinese money plant care and growing this popular houseplant indoors.

Light And Temperature

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Water And Humidity

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Soil And Planting

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Fertilizing

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Your Chinese money plant generally won’t need to be pruned aside from the occasional removal of dead foliage.

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How to Grow a Chinese Money Plant for Prosperity

Want to bring wealth and abundance into your life—or at least your home? Then you’ll want to add a Chinese money plant (Pilea peperomioides) to your houseplant collection.

Keep reading for everything you need to know about Chinese money plant care and growing this popular houseplant indoors.

Light And Temperature

No direct sun needed for this one! Place yours on a windowsill, or at least near a window that receives plenty of indirect light, and you’re all set.

Water And Humidity

Soil And Planting

Like almost all houseplants, this species just really doesn’t like wet feet! This is why it’s also important to offer good drainage, because if excess water can’t go anywhere, things can quickly become nasty.

Fertilizing

Your Chinese money plant generally won’t need to be pruned aside from the occasional removal of dead foliage.

Pruning

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