How to tend a Pilea peperomioides

Watering

Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Likes half shade, grows in places with scattered light, strong resistant to shade

Soil

Sandy loam or hydroponics

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely, if planted in water, need to clean rotted root

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Urticaceae, Pilea
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-July, flowering period July-September
Flower colors
Green fleshy leaf color, flower color yellow
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