Pilea peperomioides 'White Splash' 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 specks of pale green to white variegation.
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”.
The genus name Pilea is Latin for "felt cap", a reference to the calyx covering the achene
Pilea peperomioides 'White Splash'
Pilea peperomioides 'White Splash' is approximately 20 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 13 cm pot.
