Nature Observation- The Pilea Plant

Outside under the generous protection of a large tree sits a small potted plant, a Pilea. Its pot is white and pink striped, which contrasts the dark green of the leaves wonderfully. Large, circular shaped leaves fill the entire pot, almost as if they were lily pads shooting out from the soil. Some of the leaves have a tiny scalloped edge, unnoticeable unless you were right next to it. There are five to six small shoots trying so hard to pop out of the soil. A few of them have and started growing tall, right next to its mother plant. Most leaves are flat, but a few are cupped and curled. The outer lily pad projections have started dropping below the edge of the pot. Too much light? Maybe not enough water? It seems as if plants tell you exactly what they need, but only if you watch and listen to them carefully.