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Terrarium Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Pilea caulescens

A Hispaniolan Pilea (Urban, 1918, based on a Linnaean name) known from a single wild record at about 1,070 m in the western Dominican Republic. Its climate is warm with cool nights and a long drier season from December to June, so it is likely tougher about drying than wet-forest Pilea.

Pilea caulescens
Photo: Descourtilz, J. Theodore.; Descourtilz, M. E.; Pichard., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Not documented; Hispaniolan Pilea typically grow in shaded or partly shaded forest, often on limestone rocks or banks.

One record at about 1,070 m.

Dominican RepublicHaiti

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.