Pilea gracilis

A slender Pilea of southern and south-central China, Hainan and northern Vietnam, with most records from Sichuan and Chongqing. It lives with a hot, wet monsoon summer and a cool, drier winter, so it does best with a cooler winter rest.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Records are spread across hill and mountain forest of southern China. Chinese Pilea of this kind grow as small herbs in shaded, damp places in forest and valleys; species-specific detail was not available.

Few records carry an elevation; the weighted climate sites range from about 100 to 1,800 m.

SichuanChongqingGuizhouYunnanGuangxiHunanJiangxiFujianHainanVietnam

🔒 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.