Pilea Cadierei. C09

Pilea cadierei is a herbaceous plant that belongs to the Urticaceae family.

Its leaves are about 10 cm long, oval in shape with acute apex. When they are sprouting they are protected by pink stipules. They are plants no more than thirty centimeters high.

It is very striking due to the color and shape of its leaves, its flowers are small and white.

The Pilea are easy to grow, not requiring particular care, they are fast growing and very decorative.

                          

They are plants that request summer temperatures around 24°C while in winter they do not have to go below 10°C. They are plants that want light but not direct sun.

 It is transplanted every year, between March or April using a larger pot each time.

A normal fertile compost is used, it is in fact not a particularly demanding plant, to which it is preferable to add a little sand so as to promote rapid drainage of the irrigation water.

It must be fertilized from spring and throughout the summer the plant is fertilized every 2 weeks with a liquid fertilizer to be diluted in the irrigation water, slightly reducing the doses with respect to what is indicated on the product.