Money plants are commonly called pathos or devil’s ivy. This plant is well known indoor, ornamental, air-purifier & foliage plant.
The types of money plants are evergreen perennial climber plants with heart-shaped waxy leaves. Popular varieties are such golden money plant, marble prince, marble queen, N’joy money plant& Neon money plant.
This plant has awesome leaf foliage and grows as a climber plant with aerial roots. Leaves are medium to large.
It has small- medium leaves that are green with white shades & sharp edges. And this plant is considered a good luck plant. Reaches maximum up to the height of 20 meters tall.
Leaves are small compared to the marble prince variety. Those leaves are green with a large area of white color shades. And this plant reaches a maximum height of 15 meters tall & spreads about 4 inches.
N’joy
The N’joy variety has a variegated and creamy white leaf appearance. The mature plant reaches a height of 11-12 feet.
This is a popular houseplant with golden-splashed leaves. Grows beautifully over pots or suitable containers.
Propagation of this like aerial plants done by both in water, soil or a good organic growth medium.
Growing money plant in water is the easiest way. Take healthy stem cuttings with some sprouted nodes. Wash the roots gently and place them in water-filled containers. After 7 days new growth emergence starts.
The best place to grow this plant is indoor environments near windows, bedrooms, office tabletops, meeting rooms & others.
Money plant Vastu
For Vastu money plant placement South-east direction brings luck & prosperity (mangal) to home.
Soil
This plants prefer to grow in well-drained good fertile rich in organic content or cocopeat potting mix.
Water
Water the plant for 2-3 days once. As money plants require a regular intervals of watering.
Sunlight
Requires about 3-4 hours of indirect bright sunlight both for indoor & outdoor environments.
Fertilizer
Application of groundnut cake powder or vermicompost monthly once around the plants may enhance the nutrients & soil fertility.
Prefer to grow money plants using organic & natural fertilizers such egg shell around the plants & any foliar organic liquid fertilizer.
Support for Money plants
Indoor growing aerial root plants require support such as coir moss poles or any other poles, hanging plant pots, balconies, or living walls.
Propagation
Done by stem cuttings or leaves.
Repotting
Transfer the plants to new large-size pots compared to older ones.
Pruning
Trim the matured, large diseased plant parts not prune the plants often.
Benefit
By the way, not only this plant all the other plants for both indoor & outdoor environments are grown through organic methods of plant growing & Make the environment pollution free for living.
Save greens & Save our planet!
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