Scientific Name:
Pilea cadierei
Pronunciation:
PILL-ee-uh kad-eye-ER-ee-eye
Common Name:
aluminum plant
Family Name:
Urticaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves elliptic to obovate, toothed, dark green with four rows of upraised silver patches on either side of the main veins, up to 7cm long.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Vietnam)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Succulent, Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Rugose
Shapes:
Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Crenate
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Corymb-like
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Can flower any month
Additional Info:
Rarely flowers indoors
Fruit Type:
Achene
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to form on indoor plants
Bark or Stem Colour:
Propagation:
Stem tip cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Mealybugs, Mites, Root rot
