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title: "What kind of potting mix do pilea / Chinese money plants like?"
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# What kind of potting mix do pilea / Chinese money plants like?

_Postat av Lindsay den 2024-08-11_

What kind of potting mix do pilea / Chinese money plants like?

## 7 kommentarer

### Plant Intern 🤓 kommenterade den 2024-08-11

I have mine in potting mix with a little extra drainage(perlite,lava rock,sand,) and one in tropical one the both doing great

### Plant Intern 🤓 kommenterade den 2024-08-11

![Bilaga 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/j2IPsP8Fo0eXL8c6SMgr5IIV2Ql0MNFzd4_RufsWNEo/nmenOXOESNqMR5QjP4krVA.webp?size=large)

### Plant Intern 🤓 kommenterade den 2024-08-11

just mixing cactus soil with potting mix is great too

### Lindsay kommenterade den 2024-08-11

What about an aroid mix?

### Plant Intern 🤓 kommenterade den 2024-08-11

Mix with potting soil ? Or instead

#### Lindsay svarade den 2024-08-11

I just ordered mollys aroid mix for some of my others and was wondering if it would be good?

### Plant Intern 🤓 kommenterade den 2024-08-11

I guess you could try it out but you don’t want the soil to dry out too quick or stay moist too long so maybe keep an eye out if you do

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