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Pilea serratifolia

A small Pilea of wet Andean montane and cloud forest in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, recorded at about 1700–3050 m. It needs cool, very humid, shaded conditions with cold nights, which suits a cool terrarium better than a warm one.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Terrestrial herb in wet montane forest and cloud forest, for example in Podocarpus National Park (2900 m), on Guagra Urcu (3000–3050 m) and along the Tulcán–Maldonado road, where cloud forest meets cleared slopes.

Recorded at 1725–3050 m; the Ecuadorian records have a median of about 2900 m.

EcuadorPeruColombia

🔒 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.