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A Little Help From My Friends.....Please?

12 years ago

So, I work in a garden and gift store, with a year round indoor plant shop. Twice in the past 3 months I have had customers ask for a money plant. I've shown them pachiras. They tell me no and show me pothos and philodendron and say "it looks like this". The first customer was Asian and the second one was Indian. I figure that there must be some plant from Asia that these cultures both call money plant, but I am at a loss as to what that plant might be. Any thoughts? I know that, many times, several very different plants have the same common name, but I'm stumped on this one.

Thanks.

Nancy

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ronalawn82
12 years ago
brodyjames, I googled money plant and here is what I came up with (or against!).
$$$
Common names of plants can be very confused and confusing.
moonie_57 (8 NC)
12 years ago
I also work in a garden shop and yes, some people do call pothos money plant. Ya'll are right... common names can be confusing!
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kaktuskris
12 years ago
Years ago I heard Jade, Crassula ovata, referred to as money plant.

Christopher
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12 years ago
Hi all,

Chris, you beat me to it, I was going to suggest perhaps it was for Jade, Crassula ovata.
brodyjames_gw
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks, everyone. I will commit these to memory for the next time it happens. I knew about jade plants being called money plants, but when they insisted it "looked like" pothos, that threw me for a loop.

Nancy
zzackey
12 years ago
Money plant to me is one that has a paper thin tan oval seed covering that looks like a coin. Lunaria. I think it has a purple flower. They make nice dry arrangements.
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
12 years ago
'Money Plant' is one of the many common names for Pothos.
deburn
12 years ago
Brody, I have friends from India and they tell me that a money plant for them is a pothos!
birdsnblooms
12 years ago
I found five plants called, Money Plant.

'Lunaria.' Perennial with, silvery leaves and purple blooms.

'Pilea Peperomoides.' It's also called Chinese Money Plant; in fact it's from the south of China. This plant has green, round leaves and can pass for a Pothos..To some, people.

The others are Pachira, Pothos, and Jade.

Nancy, when you have time, check out that Pilea. Toni

PS. Nancy, does your Subject of Posting line have to do with a Beatles song?
cactusmcharris, interior BC Z4/5
12 years ago
Christopher is just plain money.
brodyjames_gw
Original Author
12 years ago
Hi Toni, thanks for the Pilea name. We don't carry that plant at my store, but now I want one! (I will also commit that plant to memory for future customers)Yes, my post title is in reference to the Beatles song....my favorite group! :)

Nancy
birdsnblooms
12 years ago
Hi Nancy...I haven't seen many Pilea's around but they can be found online..Think I know a nursery but would have to check.

Oh, Beatles are my favorite group, too. I just finished reading, A Twist of Lennon and John by Cynthia Lennon. I'm now reading, The Beatles, The Real Story by Julius Fast. The latter is okay...

We can all use A Little Help from My Friends, :) Toni
kaktuskris
12 years ago
Jeff,

You wrote, "Christopher is just plain money."

How I wish, my Agavefied amigo!

Christopher.

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