Grow copper coin grass (Hydrocotyle vulgaris) with these few simple methods, and its leaves will grow as big as lotus leaves, bursting out of a large tank

Copper coin grass has adorable leaves that look like round copper coins, symbolizing wealth rolling in. Many friends like to keep a pot at home or in the office, in any container. It can be grown in water or in soil, making it a versatile potted plant

Copper coin grass is very easy to grow. As long as it has enough light and water, it will easily fill its pot. So why do people keep killing their copper coin grass?

When you first buy copper coin grass, it is usually grown in soil in a pot, and the soil is very hard yellow clay. Watering does not easily soak through, and after soaking through it dries out easily. So growing copper coin grass in this kind of yellow clay does not work. If you do not repot it, after a month the leaves will easily grow slowly, or even turn yellow and dry up

So after buying it, we need to repot it in time, using loose and breathable soil. You can mix peat soil and garden soil, and river sand can be blended in for use

When repotting, it is best to soak the yellow clay apart to reduce damage to the root system. If the leaves are growing poorly, you can give it a close shave, leaving only the roots. Spread the roots flat on the loose soil, cover with another layer of soil on top, not too deep, water thoroughly, and place it in a spot with indirect light. In a week, small sprouts will emerge, and after a month it will grow very vigorously

During the growing season of copper coin grass, apply diluted fertilizer water twice a month, mainly nitrogen-based organic fertilizer or a few granules of compound fertilizer. Apply diluted fertilizer frequently, and only then will copper coin grass grow vigorously

Be sure to maintain sufficient light, and water cannot be lacking

You can also grow it in a semi-water semi-soil way or by hydroponics. Some flower lovers put copper coin grass into a large tank, often watering it with a little diluted fertilizer water, and the leaves grow as big as lotus leaves, bursting out of the large tank