Money Tree
Pachira glabra
A tropical houseplant. Prefers bright indirect light. Wants a substrate that drains steadily. As a species it wants water about every 7 days. Not known to be toxic.
Money Tree: how often should you water it?
That’s the interval our references converge on for this species indoors: roughly every 7 days between waterings, adjusted for your light and your season.
What we do and don’t publish
Why we don’t give you a date.
We publish the interval this species usually wants. We don’t publish a date for your plant — nothing here measures it. The interval is a starting point you adjust from what you actually log.
Care cadences
Not needed for this species: mist.
What’s known about this species
Light
Environment
Soil & pot
Pot in well-draining potting mix in a container with drainage holes; let the top inch of soil dry between waterings, and repot every 2 years in spring since it prefers being slightly pot-bound.
Toxicity
Non-toxic to cats, dogs, and horses per ASPCA (listed as Money Tree); large ingested amounts may still cause mild GI upset.
The species’ year
A typical year for this species in a temperate northern home. It shifts with your light and your latitude — we don’t track your plant’s season, so treat this as rhythm, not schedule.
Verdalia holds the interval, your log moves it. Free to start.
Verdalia publishes species guidance curated from horticultural references. It does not measure your plant — you log what you do, and the intervals adjust to what you log. Suggest a correction