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Pilea cocottei

A Mauritian Pilea described by Marais in 1982 and named after Mont Cocotte, in the super-humid uplands of southwestern Mauritius. It is known from very few specimens. Grow it cool to mild, very humid and shaded.

Pilea cocottei
Photo: El Funcionario, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Not documented beyond the locality. Mont Cocotte carries wet, mossy upland forest and heath with very high rainfall and frequent cloud; a Pilea there would grow in shaded, permanently damp spots.

Mont Cocotte rises to about 770 m.

Mauritius

🔒 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 CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.