HANGING PLANTS
COMMON NAME: Artillery plant
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pilea microphylla
FAMILY: Urticaceae
SOIL: Well-drained moist soil
ORIGIN: Mexico
PLANT TYPE: Succulent
PLANT HEIGHT: 5 to 8 inches
PROPAGATION: Possibly stem cuttings are followed.
REPOTTING: Transfer the plant to a new vessel or pot. Check the drainage holes before planting.
PRUNING: Pinch off the growing tips to get bushy growth.
- Mostly artillery plants are grown as groundcover plants for shady gardens.
- This succulent is can grow as a hanging & indoor plant.
- Artillery plants require 3-5 inches of the pot to grow.
- Use well-drained soil with a good potting mix.
- Water the plants weekly once, not water the plants in the monsoon season.
- This plant thrives well in bright indirect sunlight.
- Not to place the plants in continuous rain.