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Pilea filicina

A Colombian Pilea of wet Andean montane forest, mostly from the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental around 1,400–1,900 m. It wants cool-warm, constantly humid, shaded conditions with no dry season.

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

Recorded mostly from humid montane forest in the Western Cordillera of Colombia (Antioquia, Chocó, Valle, Nariño). Probably a small herb of shaded, moist forest floor, banks and mossy places, like related Andean Pilea.

Records span 8–2,550 m, median 1,650 m; most cluster between 1,400 and 1,900 m.

Colombia

🔒 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.