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How to Grow Chinese Money Plant

Pilea peperomioides

Your complete guide to growing Chinese Money Plant.

☀SunPartial shade (4-6 hours)
💧WaterWater when top inch of soil is dry
🗺Zones9–11
📏Height8-12 inches
Chinese Money Plant📷 Wikimedia Commons

Companion Plants for Chinese Money Plant

✓ Good companions

Fiddle Leaf Fig

Both prefer bright indirect light and moderate watering

Peace Lily

Compatible humidity requirements and both tolerate lower light conditions

Philodendron

Matching light and water preferences, creates lush indoor garden aesthetic

Pothos

Similar humidity and watering needs, creates good microclimate together

Rubber Tree

Similar care requirements and both help increase indoor humidity

Snake Plant

Complementary growth habits and both prefer to dry out between waterings

Spider Plant

Both prefer bright indirect light and help purify air together

ZZ Plant

Both tolerate neglect and similar watering schedules

✗ Keep away from

Cactus

Drastically different humidity and watering needs cause stress to both plants

Eucalyptus

Strong allelopathic compounds can inhibit growth of nearby plants

Mint

Aggressive root system and high water needs can overwhelm and compete with Chinese Money Plant

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