Pilea Peperomoides Kokedama measures approximately 6 inches tall with a 3.5 inch moss ball. The display plate and teapot are not included.
CARE: The best light level for a Pilea peperomioides is moderate, indirect, and occurs in an east- or west-facing window. They don't like direct light. When the kokedama is very light (and ideally just before the plant wilts), it’s time to water. They are very susceptible to root rot! Do not leave the plant sitting in water. Only use de-chlorinated water. They love high humidity. You can increase your localized humidity by group plants, using pebble trays, or a humidifier. Only feed the plant when it is in a state of active growth. This is typically from early spring through early fall.
Due to the potless design of the kokedama, you may eventually want to suspend your pilea peperomioides as it can have off-shoot baby plants all 360 degrees around the moss ball.
Pilea Peperomioides
Pilea peperomioides, the Chinese money plant or missionary plant, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in southern China. It grows on shady, damp rocks in forests at altitudes from 1500 to 3000m. It is very rare and possibly endangered in its native habitat.
Having a superficial resemblance to pennyworts and growing 30 cm tall and wide, it is an erect, evergreen perennial, with round, dark green, peltate leaves up to 10 cm in diameter on a long petiole. The stem axis is greenish to dark brown, usually simple, often upright straight, slightly lignified at the base. Striking are their large, circular, shiny, leaves, which can have a diameter of over 15 cm. The petioles in indoor plants grow up to 30 cm. The flowers are inconspicuous.
