| Description | Satin Pellionia (Pellionia pulchra) is a tropical trailing houseplant known for its attractive, patterned foliage and is perfect for hanging baskets or terrariums. |
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| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations, Tropical herbaceous plants |
| Hardiness Zone | 11 |
| Sunlight | moderate to bright, never direct |
| Moisture | Needs to be kept evenly moist. Needs higher humidity. I grow this plant on a saucer filled with pebbles which is filled with water. |
| Temperature | average house plus (warm) 65-80 degrees F |
| Leaves | The leaves are fleshy, elliptical, about 1-2 inches long, bronze to olive green with a pale green center, with the coloration of a watermelon |
| Stems | reddish fleshy and creeping or trailing |
| Dimensions | A small to medium creeping or trailing plant. |
| Maintenance | As the plants gets older and trails over the pot, lots of dead leaves are produced on the underside of the plant. I like to give a cleaning shake occasionally to remove the dead foliage. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Misc Facts | Native to Burma, Vietnam and Malaysia growing as a creeper on the tropical forest floors. (pell-ee-OH-nee-uh)(pel-KRAH) |
| Notes & Reference | #02-Exotic Plant Manual (Alfred Byrd Graf), #70-Indoor Plants (Courtuer and Clark) |
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