Pilea delicatula

Pilea delicatula is a small Killip species (1925) of the high Andes of Ecuador and Peru, known from very few records. The two Peruvian sites are at 2,600 and 3,645 m, so it is a cold-tolerant highland plant with cool days and chilly nights.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Only two wild records exist, from montane Peru. Habitat notes were not found; small highland Pilea typically grow in moist, shaded rock crevices, banks and mossy places in montane forest or shrubland.

Recorded at 2,600 and 3,645 m.

PeruEcuador

🔒 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.