Pilea angulata

A warm-temperate to subtropical Asian Pilea, common in southern Japan and southern and western China, ranging from 100 to over 3000 m. Unlike most terrarium Pilea it expects a cold winter with nights near freezing.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

One description records it in an open area on a rocky slope at 1400 m; it is otherwise a herb of moist, shaded forest margins and ravines.

Recorded from 100 to 3280 m, median 1500 m; the weighted climate sites are mostly low-elevation sites in Japan.

ChinaJapanTaiwanTibetVietnamPhilippinesBorneoJavaSulawesiLesser Sunda IslandsRyukyu IslandsSri Lanka

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.