friendship plant
Pilea involucrata
RHS AGM 2012
USDA zones11 to 12
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 12 inches tall3 to 12 inches wide
- Habit
- Creeping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Pinkish-green
- Foliage color
- Brown/copper, green, red/burgundy
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Notes
Friendship plant (Pilea involucrata) is a houseplant for containers and low maintenance gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 11 and warmer, down to about 40°F (4°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun or part shade and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It stays low and creeps along, with evergreen leaves in green, copper, and burgundy shades.
Pairs well with Raindrop peperomia, Snake plant, Thai Constellation monstera, and Bamboo palm.
Native range
Oceania.