Pilea Glauca
Red Star Pilea
This is an easy-to-grow house plant with colorful foliage. It has leaves that are dark green with a brownish tinge and a pair of silvery streaks run down either side of the center vein. Clusters of small, pink flowers bloom just above the foliage. Best in an east facing window for medium light intensity. For best results, keep humidity constantly high and temperatures in the range of 62 to 65 F at night and up to 85 F during the day. Pilea Glauca leaves are very small but great in numbers. They grow as a sphere from the pot and the plant can have hanging offshoots. Pilea glauca plants can be easily kept in a windowsill or lit terrarium.
Contributed by @jlsardina
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Red Star Pilea
Latin name
Pilea Glauca
type
Perennial
family
Urticaceae
ph
6.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.25 M
0.25 M
Pilea Glauca
This is an easy-to-grow house plant with colorful foliage. It has leaves that are dark green with a brownish tinge and a pair of silvery streaks run down either side of the center vein. Clusters of small, pink flowers bloom just above the foliage. Best in an east facing window for medium light intensity. For best results, keep humidity constantly high and temperatures in the range of 62 to 65 F at night and up to 85 F during the day. Pilea Glauca leaves are very small but great in numbers. They grow as a sphere from the pot and the plant can have hanging offshoots. Pilea glauca plants can be easily kept in a windowsill or lit terrarium.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
If grown as houseplants, Pilea plants grow best in warm daytime temperatures of 75°-80° with 10 degrees cooler at night. Pileas need about 50% humidity in order to thrive, so they should be kept on a tray filled with moistened pebbles or misted regularly, or they can be grown in a terrarium. Pileas grow best in smaller, 4" pots or planters where their roots will be somewhat restricted.They should be planted in a peat moss based commercial potting mix with leaf mold and perlite added, or a mix specifically for African Violets.
Propagation by cuttings
From Early Spring TO Late Summer
Pileas are very easy to propagate with stem tip cuttings. Take tip cuttings in the spring. Strike 2 or 3 cuttings in a 3" pot filled with moistened potting mix. Place the pot in a propagating case or in a sealed plastic bag to hold in humidity. If kept at 75° your new plants will be rooted and growing in 3-5 weeks.
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