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Pachira aquatica
Woody houseplants (Norfolk Pine, Money Tree, Coffee Plant)Mood Meter: Go With the Flow
Also called: Guiana Chestnut, Malabar Chestnut
Woody plant with palmately compound leaves, often sold with several young trunks braided together.
Growth habit: woody upright.
Plant Mood Meter: Go With the Flow
Fairly adaptable indoors; the biggest recurring issue is overwatering around a dense braided or nursery-grown root ball.
Care guide
Bright indirect light. Direct sun: Gentle morning sun can be tolerated.
Allow the upper portion to dry before watering deeply; avoid a continuously wet root ball.
Airy, well-draining tropical tree mix.
Average household humidity is usually sufficient.
Problems Planticist can help with UnderwateringOverwatering / poor aerationRoot rot / impaired rootsExcess light / sun scorchInsufficient light (etiolation)Normal lower-leaf senescenceLow-humidity stressPest damageFertilizer / mineral salt buildup
