Money Plant

The Chinese Money plant is an ornate, lovely plant with stems that end in round, flat leaves that look like coins. Plants with round leaves, according to Feng Shui, and known for attracting wealth and good fortune into your home.

The money tree is a very good tree of high symbolism and meaning and they are known to be a symbol of good luck, great fortune, prosperity, etc and they also mean so much in the life of those who have contact with it.

Many indoor plants are believed to bring prosperity and good luck including money plant. Other than lucky bamboo, money plants are also renowned to bring wealth and abundance to the house. Money plants are very beneficial from all aspects according to Feng Shui and Vastu. It is indeed an Air Purifying Plant!

Origins

The Chinese Money Plant (Pilea Peperomiodies) is originally from Yunnan Province, China, and was first discovered in 1912. Then, in 1945, a Norwegian missionary named Agnar Espegren discovered this kind of plant and brought it back to his homeland to cultivate and study. Since then, the Chinese Money Plant has spread throughout the Nordic countries.

Characteristics

– Scientific name: Pilea Peperomiodies

– Other names: Chinese Money Plant, Pilea

– Appearance: The Chinese Money Plant has circular, dark green leaves with a diameter of about 4 inches. The average mature tree has a height of about 12 inches with a shape surrounded by leaves radiating around. The leaves of the Chinese Money Plant are usually hard and succulent attached to the elongated thin, slender branches.

The Chinese Money Plant usually sprouts all year around.

Feng Shui Meaning

According to feng shui experts, the Chinese Money Plant is a tree that brings good luck, money, and prosperity to the homeowner. The full rounded shape from the money-shaped leaves will help the owner’s wealth always be abundant and never get exhausted. The vibrant green of the Chinese Money Plant also helps bring good luck, prosperity and hope to those who own it.

Besides, the Chinese Money Plant is also effective in regulating the air in the room, creating a cool and airy space to make a pleasant feeling for the room.

Where to place

The Chinese Money Plant does not need too much direct sunlight, so it is usually placed in places with moderate temperatures such as on a windowsill, in the office with light or on compact wall shelves. Therefore, the Chinese Money Plant is very suitable to serve as office or house furniture/ decoration.

Moreover, the Chinese Money Plant can still live at very low temperatures. The lowest is about 50 F degrees.

The Chinese Money Plant is a semi-shade tree, but it still needs to be near a window or other places with sunlight for its photosynthesis and best development.

The plant is easy to take care of but the soil must be porous, well-ventilated and well-drained.

After reading this article, you can feel rest assured that the Chinese Money plant is very easy to live!

Irrigation

We can water the Chinese Money plant about 3-4 times a week. Each time, you should water with a sufficient amount of water (only about 1/3 of the pot).

Pilea is not a hydrophilic plant. Be careful not to let it drink too much water so that it is not waterlogged!