Sign in Start free
Species library › Pilea › Pilea hyalina
Terrarium Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Pilea hyalina

A widespread Neotropical Pilea with translucent, rather succulent stems, recorded from Mexico to Argentina and the Caribbean. The data file has no climate for it, so this profile is generalised from GBIF's record spread (mostly 100–1,400 m) and the genus.

Pilea hyalina
Photo: Riccardo Rocca, CC BY 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Herb of moist, shaded places in forest and along its edges; species of this type often turn up on damp banks, trails and disturbed ground.

GBIF elevations mostly 100–1,400 m, median about 770 m.

MexicoCentral AmericaCaribbeanColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeruBoliviaBrazilArgentina

🔒 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

Grow Pilea hyalina? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Pilea

Pilea peperomioides Pilea cadierei Pilea microphylla Pilea fairchildiana Pilea pumila Pilea elegans Pilea serpyllifolia Pilea nummulariifolia Pilea trianthemoides Pilea cataractae Pilea cavernicola Pilea fontana All 625 →

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 4.0 licence, unmodified.