Episode seventeen: Seeking Pilea peperomioides - why everyone wants the Chinese money plant

Pilea peperomioides is the must-have houseplant right now. Have you got one? Photograph: Maja Dumat on Flickr

Pilea peperomioides is the must-have houseplant right now. Have you got one? Photograph: Maja Dumat on Flickr.

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