Aluminium Plant
Pilea cadierei Gagnep. & Guillaumin
- light
- Shade
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 27 cm
- wide
- 19 cm
Urticaceae
When it flowers
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Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleNo safety information yet
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- SubshrubKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- SubtropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- China (Guizhou, Yunnan) to VietnamKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Shade (under 3 h)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 23 cm to 30 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 15 cm to 23 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Coldest it survives
- 4.4 °C (USDA zone 11a)Read from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: flowers, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (2)
- Chinese
- 冷水花, 花叶冷水花
- Simplified Chinese
- 花叶冷水花, 金边山羊血
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Pilea cadierei (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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