Pilea forsythiana

A Caribbean Pilea described by Weddell in 1869, recorded from the mountains of Dominica and Saint Vincent and from eastern Cuba. Most records are from Dominica's montane rainforest at around 500 m. Warm, very humid, with nights only a few degrees cooler than days.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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 described in detail. The Dominica and Saint Vincent records come from montane rainforest, where Pilea grows on shaded, wet banks and rocks.

Recorded at about 500–830 m; one Cuban site at about 1,900 m.

DominicaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesCuba

🔒 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.