Bernieh's Garden

Pilea nummularifolia - Creeping Charlie

Species: Pilea nummularifolia.

Common Name: Creeping Charlie
Scientific Name: Pilea nummularifolia
Family: Urticaceae

A fast low growing plant that will grow as a ground cover or cascade over the side of a container/hanging basket.

Sunlight:
bright to moderate

Moisture:
evenly moist, likes higher humidity

Flowers:
Flowers are small in tight axillary clusters and not ornamental.

Foliage:
The bright green texture leaves on thin stems. Stems form runners and cascade or root where they touch the soil.

Dimensions:
Spreads and fills in any size container, only a few inches tall.

Maintenance:
prune to shape

Propagation:
cuttings

Origin & History:
West Indias to Peru