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Terrarium Partly documented

Pilea grandifolia

A Jamaican endemic undershrub of shaded, wet ravines, riversides and lower montane cloud forest, mostly at about 300–1300 m. It wants steady warmth, deep shade, high humidity and soil that never dries, which makes it a good plant for a large terrarium.

Pilea grandifolia
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Herbarium labels describe wet shaded ravines, riverside woods, moist shaded scrub and lower montane cloud forest in the Blue Mountains and Portland, often along brooks.

Records run from about 190 to 1300 m (one to 2150 m), median about 690 m; the cloud-forest collections near Hardwar Gap and Newcastle are at 1150–1300 m.

Jamaica

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.