Pilea Peperomioides 'Sugar' is a succulent, evergreen perennial in the Urticaceae family. This easy to propagate plant makes a fantastic houseplant, growing to a height of around 30 cm. It produces fleshy, circular, long-stalked, green leaves with mottled green-yellow variegation, the leaves measure up to 10 cm across.
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Native to Yunnan Province in southern China, Pilea peperomioides; was introduced into wider circulation by a Norwegian Missionary in 1946, who shared the basal shoots with his friends in Norway where it is still referred to as the ‘Missionary plant’. Pilea peperomioides is an example of a plant that has been spread amongst amateur gardeners via cuttings, without being well-known to western botanists until the late 20th century. This led to the plant earning the nickname of “friendship plant”, or “pass-along plant”.
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The genus name Pilea is Latin for "felt cap", a reference to the calyx covering the achene
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Pilea peperomioides 'Sugar'
Pilea Peperomioides 'Sugar'' is ca. 20 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 13cm pot.
