tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2202844152584618016..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Random plant event: Pilea 'Moon Valley' flowermr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-66127351994116097592019-06-15T20:51:09.913-07:002019-06-15T20:51:09.913-07:00I literally just got mine maybe two or three month...I literally just got mine maybe two or three months ago, repotted it with a few succulents and just let it do its thing. I was terrified thinking the pink flowers was a fungus! Then noticed that they were attached to stems and thought...maybe new leaves? I had never had a plant like this before. To see it flower so soon is impressive, to say the least (my rex begonia, after two or three years, Kuraikuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12544098822315020056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-74842908512411350812019-02-10T20:36:14.480-08:002019-02-10T20:36:14.480-08:00I have a P. mollis P. involucrata P. involucrata (...I have a P. mollis P. involucrata P. involucrata (twice). Actually, I have two of them. I bought them twice. Both of my little friends called out to me from the clearance rack at Lowe's. Imagine that. I have wondered if they should have been named P. Captain Crunch, as they both have tendencies to exhibit crunchiness around the leaf edges at times. I should probably attempt to increase Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728323928113819320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-86457988587332185612014-06-04T19:00:01.209-07:002014-06-04T19:00:01.209-07:00Isabelle:
Big enough to fit the roots, but not mu...Isabelle:<br /><br />Big enough to fit the roots, but not much bigger than that. I can't give you a specific size, because knowing that it's flowering doesn't tell me anything about how big the root ball is.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75734572635395792542014-06-04T14:04:22.481-07:002014-06-04T14:04:22.481-07:00My Pilea Mollis has both pink and pale yellow flow...My Pilea Mollis has both pink and pale yellow flowers. I've had it for only a few months. What pot size would you recommend for my plantIsabellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-27264878026674289612010-03-22T03:44:28.097-07:002010-03-22T03:44:28.097-07:00I have two Pilea plants, purchased separately (one...I have two Pilea plants, purchased separately (one in 2008; the other in 2009). Both were on the "cheap-because-they-are-near-dead" rack at a local Lowe's store. (I try to "save" any plant, LOL!) <br /><br />Anyway, the first one, the 2008 one, rewarded me with tiny pink blossoms. Since it was my first Pilea, I thought <i>that</i> was the norm. <br /><br />The 2009 "Trish Lindsey Jaggershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112574668975088554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-20027922785791386372009-07-01T08:13:33.672-07:002009-07-01T08:13:33.672-07:00My tag calls it a Pilea imperialis.My tag calls it a Pilea imperialis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41294965111592604892009-02-21T18:16:00.000-08:002009-02-21T18:16:00.000-08:00I have never seen a flower on a Pilea 'Moon Valley...I have never seen a flower on a Pilea 'Moon Valley' before. In fact, I hadn't even seen a real pilea in so long. It seems that around here, the indoor plants on offer tend to be a standard few dozen and very little out of the ordinary anymore. These used to be common, but not now. Curious.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.com