I really wanted a pilea peperomioides so I ordered the seeds from China. I was so excited to grow this plant but now I'm not sure It is actually what I wanted. Can someone tell me if they're supposed to look like this.

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I hate to say it, but the leaves on your plant don't look much like Pilea peperomoides. I uploaded this picture from the site below for comparison.


http://www.wildchicken.com/nat...

That's what I thought but because I don't know that much about them l was hoping I was wrong. So I don't know what I have.

You are welcome. I am so sorry this is not the plant you wanted. I know how disappointing that can be.

But, leave this thread open and someone will be able to tell you what plant you do have. Who knows, it may be something you will like just as much.

Small consolation, but here are some listings for Pilea peperomoides.

http://www.accentsforhomeandga...



Thank you, Myriam. You are correct...looking at my search word and what came up at Amazon, I am surprised that more folks have not gotten the wrong plant.

Edited to remove a bad link.

Jean, I think the Amazon link advertises Lunaria annua instead of the Pilea peperomoides..

Don't shop from China, I once ordered baby's breath seeds, as welll as pitcher plant . I ended up with strawberry seeds... if the price is too good to be true...

I don't know what you did get but you didn't get Pilea peperomioides. Even as seedlings, the leaves are unmistakeable. Ordering seeds from foreign countries is always a crapshoot. If you found them on Ebay, the uncertainty level goes way up.

It kind of looks like pigweed to me.

So pity you dont get what you order.

Its looks like vegetable amaranth. Is the seed is tiny and glossy ?

Amaranth was the first thing I thought too

The notches in the leaf tip are usually a good indicator for Amaranthus viridis

http://eattheweeds.com/wp-cont...

http://www.eattheweeds.com/ama...

Everyone I was pretty sure but I needed to be sure.
Moonhowl It doesn't quite look like the pics of Amaranthus viridis. I'm just so dissapointed
XiaoLong, The seeds are very tiny and thin, almost like whisker shavings, if that makes sense
Daisyl I should know better.

I took some better pics:

The seed are thin like whisker shaving ? Hmmm.... its not like amaranth seed. As long as i know amaranth seed are round and glossy about 1 mm wide in black, brown or cream colour.

Maybe we need to wait a bit till the plants have flower 😊. Will they grow in that glass like a hydroponic ? Or they will transplant later ?

I still think it looks like pigweed, but pigweed seeds are also round.

porkpal said:I still think it looks like pigweed, but pigweed seeds are also round.

Is the pigweed that you mean is Amaranthus palmeri ? Its also amaranth right ?

Edit : some of chenopodium and portulaca also known as pigweed ☺