pilea

Chinese money plant

Pilea is a genus of tropical plants in the nettle family, popular as houseplants for their distinctive foliage.

The Chinese money plant (*Pilea peperomioides*), with its round, coin-shaped leaves, became a social media sensation and remains the most sought-after variety.

Other common species include the aluminum plant and the friendship plant, named for how easily cuttings root and share.

houseplant

potting

Placing in soil vessels

nurturing · pruning · soil · humidity · lighting · indoor · drainage · repotting · fertilizing · misting

ornamental

decorative

Serving to beautify

arrangement · texture · patterned · stylish · foliage · tabletop · centerpiece · shelf · terrarium · design

botanical

herbaceous

Having soft green stems

cultivar · tropical · understory · rhizome · stolons · fleshy · stems · leaves · nodes · taxonomy

varieties

cultivars

Human-developed plant varieties

Opposites
plant water/care requirements

pileacactus

Spiny desert plant

xerophyte · succulent · drought-tolerant plants · sedum · agave

light requirements

pileadesert rose

Tropical succulent with pink flowers

Family

depilatory, depilation, pileus, depilate

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G