Pilea
Pilea is a genus of the Urticaceae (nettle) family with over 600 accepted species. They are found in North and South America, Africa and Asia
Listed bellow are the varieties that are being cultivated around the world. If there’s a plant that’s missing here, or you would like to send a photo for the variety that still doesn’t have one, or some information isn’t correct, please contact me via e-mail at houseplants.xyz@gmail.com or via instagram @houseplants.xyz I’ll try to keep this page updated. All the changes will be noted in changelog at the bottom of the page.
Pilea Plants List
- Pilea cadierei
- Pilea depressa
- Pilea grandifolia
- Pilea inaequalis
- Pilea insolens
- Pilea libanensis
- Pilea microphylla
- Pilea nummulariifolia
- Pilea peperomioides
- Pilea semidentata
- Pilea spruceana
- Pilea nummulariifolia 'Bathroom Bubbles'
- Pilea 'Burgundy'
- Pilea cadierei ‘Minima’
- Pilea cadierei 'Variegata'
- Pilea 'Chartreuse'
- Pilea spruceana 'Dark Mystery'
- Pilea depressa 'Sao Paulo'
- Pilea grandifolia 'Coral'
- Pilea microphylla 'Variegata'
- Pilea 'Moon Valley'
- Pilea peperomioides 'Mojito'
- Pilea serpyllacea 'Globosa'
- Pilea 'Silver Tree'
Pilea Plants
Pilea cadierei
Common Names: Aluminium plant
Named by: François Gagnepain and André Guillaumin (1939)
Native Area: South-Central China, Vietnam
*: ‘cadierei’ named after RP Cadiere, plant collector
Cultivars and Hybrids: Pilea cadierei 'Minima', Pilea cadierei 'Variegata'
![Pilea cadierei](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-cadierei.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea cadierei
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Pilea depressa
Named by: Carl Ludwig von Blume (1856)
Native Area: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti
*: ‘depressa’ means sunken, depressed
Cultivars and Hybrids: Pilea depressa 'Sao Paulo'
![Pilea depressa](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-depressa.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea depressa
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Pilea grandifolia
Named by: Carl Ludwig von Blume (1856)
Native Area: Jamaica
*: ‘grandifolia’ means large leaved
Cultivars and Hybrids: Pilea grandifolia Coral
![Pilea grandifolia](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-grandifolia.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea grandifolia
Photo by @howancheng
Pilea inaequalis
Synonyms: Pilea repens
Named by: Hugh Algernon Weddell (1852)
Native Area: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
*: ‘inaequalis’ means unequal
![Pilea inaequalis](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-inaequalis.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea inaequalis
Photo by @wurzelnschlagen
Pilea insolens
Named by: Hugh Algernon Weddell (1869)
Native Area: Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet
![Pilea insolens](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-insolens.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea insolens
Photo by @mme_syngo
Pilea libanensis
Trade Names: Pilea glauca, Pilea glauca ‘Aquamarine’
Named by: Ignatz Urban (1930)
Native Area: Cuba
![Pilea libanensis](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-libanensis.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea libanensis
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Pilea microphylla
Common Names: Artillery fern, Artillery plant
Named by: Frederik Michael Liebmann (1851)
Native Area: Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
*: ‘microphylla’ means small leaf
Cultivars and Hybrids: Pilea microphylla 'Variegata'
![Pilea microphylla](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-microphylla.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea microphylla
Photo by @bloomerae
Pilea nummulariifolia
Named by: Hugh Algernon Weddell (1852)
Native Area: Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is.
*: ‘nummulariifolia’ means having foliage like nummularia (small, circular leaves)
Cultivars and Hybrids: Pilea nummulariifolia 'Bathroom Bubbles'
![Pilea nummulariifolia](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-nummulariifolia.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea nummulariifolia
Photo by @plantmagicshop
Pilea peperomioides
Common Names: Chinese money plant, missionary plant
Named by: Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels (1912)
Native Area: China
Cultivars and Hybrids: Pilea peperomioides 'Mojito'
![Pilea peperomioides](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-peperomioides.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea peperomioides
Photo by @plantverwant
Pilea semidentata
Named by: Hugh Algernon Weddell (1852)
Native Area: Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.
![Pilea semidentata](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-semidentata.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea semidentata
Photo by @absenteeplantdad
Pilea spruceana
Synonyms: Pilea ‘Norfolk’, Pilea involucrata ‘Norfolk’, Pilea involucrata
Common Names: Friendship plant
Named by: Hugh Algernon Weddell (1869)
Native Area: Ecuador, Peru, Venezuelan Antilles
Cultivars and Hybrids: Pilea spruceana 'Dark Mystery'
![Pilea spruceana](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-spruceana.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea spruceana
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Pilea nummulariifolia 'Bathroom Bubbles'
Trade Names: Pilea 'Bathroom Bubbles'
Plant parent(s): Pilea nummulariifolia
![Pilea nummulariifolia 'Bathroom Bubbles'](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-nummulariifolia-bathroom-bubbles.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea nummulariifolia 'Bathroom Bubbles'
Photo by @myplantanamanku
Pilea 'Burgundy'
Trade Names: Pilea ‘Burgundy’, Pilea sp. ‘Burgundy’
![Pilea 'Burgundy'](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-burgundy.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea 'Burgundy'
Photo by @bambamshazam
Pilea cadierei ‘Minima’
Trade Names: Pilea cadierei ‘Minima’
Plant parent(s): Pilea cadierei
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Pilea cadierei 'Variegata'
Plant parent(s): Pilea cadierei
![Pilea cadierei 'Variegata'](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-cadierei-variegata.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea cadierei 'Variegata'
Photo by @lifewithashleyanita
Pilea 'Chartreuse'
Trade Names: Pilea ‘Chartreuse’, Pilea sp. ‘Chartreuse’, Pilea sp Ecuador
![Pilea 'Chartreuse'](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-chartreuse.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea 'Chartreuse'
Photo by @absenteeplantdad
Pilea spruceana 'Dark Mystery'
Trade Names: Pilea 'Dark Mistery', Pilea involucrata "Dark Mistery"
Plant parent(s): Pilea spruceana
![Pilea spruceana 'Dark Mystery'](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-spruceana-dark-mystery.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea spruceana 'Dark Mystery'
Photo by @blackplantlovers
Pilea depressa 'Sao Paulo'
![Pilea depressa 'Sao Paulo'](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-depressa-sao-paulo.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea depressa 'Sao Paulo'
Photo by Houseplants.xyz / Negabiljaka.com
Pilea grandifolia 'Coral'
Plant parent(s): Pilea grandifolia
![Pilea grandifolia 'Coral'](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-grandifolia-coral.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea grandifolia 'Coral'
Photo by @plantgrowandnurture
Pilea microphylla 'Variegata'
Plant parent(s): Pilea microphylla
![Pilea microphylla 'Variegata'](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-microphylla-variegata.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea microphylla 'Variegata'
Photo by @ihoardplants
Pilea 'Moon Valley'
Trade Names: Pilea involucrata ‘Moon Valley’, Pilea mollis ‘Moon Valley’, Pilea ‘Moon Valley’
![Pilea 'Moon Valley'](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-moon-valley.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea 'Moon Valley'
Photo by Houseplants.xyz / Negabiljaka.com
Pilea peperomioides 'Mojito'
Trade Names: Pilea 'Mojito', Pilea peperomioides 'Mojito'
Plant parent(s): Pilea peperomioides
![Pilea peperomioides 'Mojito'](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-peperomioides-mojito.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea peperomioides 'Mojito'
Photo by @Loïc Dorotte
Pilea serpyllacea 'Globosa'
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Pilea 'Silver Tree'
Trade Names: Pilea 'Ellen', Pilea 'Bronze', Pilea spruceana 'Silver Tree', Pilea 'Silver Tree'
![Pilea 'Silver Tree'](https://res.cloudinary.com/dyld5l4d3/image/upload/c_limit,w_800/f_auto/q_auto/v1//images/genus/pilea/pilea-silver-tree.jpg?_a=BAVAfVAP0)
Pilea 'Silver Tree'
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March 3rd 2021:
- article is published