Part of the charm of our Pass It On Plant is the story of its unusual and mysterious journey from its home in Yunnan, China to Europe and beyond, as a result of cuttings passed on from one person to another. A Journey From China To Europe Pilea Peperomioides was first collected by George Forrest in 1906 and 1910, in the Cang Mountain range in Yunnan Province, Southern China. In 1945 the species was rediscovered by Norwegian missionary Agnar Espegren, who was living with his family in Hunan provi