Damp Squib is a Pilea peperomioides, commonly called Chinese money plant · Pancake plant · UFO plant.
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About this plant
Common name
Chinese money plant · Pancake plant · UFO plant
Scientific name
Pilea peperomioides
Sun
Bright indirect light
Water
Water when the top few cm of soil dry out
Soil
Well-draining potting mix with perlite
Nickname
Damp Squib
Fun facts
- It spread across Scandinavia in the 1940s after Norwegian missionary Agnar Espegren brought cuttings home from China.
- It is nicknamed the "pass-it-on plant" because it was shared almost entirely as cuttings between friends rather than sold.
- It remained unidentified by Western botanists for decades before being formally described in 1984.
- Offsets, or "pups," sprout from the roots at the base and can be snipped off to start new plants.
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