Chinese Money Plant & Nasturtium
When I found my Chinese Money Plant, Pilea peperomioides, blooming with some tiny white inflorescences last month, I knew that I was wrong when I told Louise that Chinese Money Plants never blossom …
Besides Louise, I have a few other friends who guessed the plant that I used in my tabletop garden – Money Bowl is Nasturtium. Actually, it could be quite confusing since both plants have leaf stalks growing from the center of the leaf disks. Yet, it will be very easy to separate the two plants when they blossom.
Nasturtium has yellow or orange flowers.
Interesting Facts of Chinese Money Plant
Besides Chinese Money Plant, Pilea peperomioides is also called Missionary Plant due to the fact that this plant was introduced to Europe by a Swedish missionary working in China in the last century.
For more details, you can check A Chinese puzzle solved – Pilea peperomioides in Wild Chicken. In addition, here is the plant care information of Pilea peperomioides
I have a money plant but it doesn’t look like yours! But then it is a house plant so perhaps that is just it’s common name. It’s supposed to bring you money if you rub it’s leaves. Hasn’t worked so far!
Val
I would think so too, that there are more than a few plants have the common name – Money Plant. And, let me rub the leaves of my money plant and see if it works
Hi, I when I saw your money plant photos I knew the plant sounded very familiar to me… Then I realized, it looks just like (Hydrocotyle bonariensis). I mean its just too similar, I’d bet it’s a Hydrocotyle specie, you should check out. Hydrocotyle grows close to the ground and it doesn’t develop an erect stalk. Here I leav you a link of the plant in flower: http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/plants/hydrocotyle-bonariensis061112-5965obxz.jpg
Or just google Hydrocotyle.
PS: if it happens to be it, well, don’t kill it, I mean, it’s a common plant but it has its beauty, and as you have seen it thrives well as an indoor plant.
Best wishes and Mery Christmas
Hi Alejandro,
My money plant does look like a Hydrocotyle indeed, especially the shape of the leaves. Thank you for your suggestion. Merry Christmas and Happy Gardening