Pilea also has these other names, did you know
Pilea, commonly known as long-stalked clearweed, is a perennial herb with creeping stems. It is a rather trendy small foliage plant. The whole plant is used medicinally, with effects of clearing heat and draining dampness, promoting body fluid and quenching thirst, and reducing jaundice and protecting the liver.
Other names for Pilea
Transparent grass, white-transparent grass, aluminum-leaf grass, snow-white grass, long-stalked clearweed, water hemp leaf[Sichuan], tu gan cao, goat blood, white goat, sweet grass.
Pilea's growth habits
Pilea is native to valleys, streamside or shaded damp places under forests, at an altitude of300-1500m. It is produced in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan, southern Gansu, southern Shaanxi, southern Henan, southern Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian and Taiwan, China, and is also distributed in Japan and Vietnam.
Pilea prefers a warm, humid climate and loose, fertile sandy soil, with a suitable growth15°C to25°C, and in winter it must not go lower.
Pilea's flower meaning
Love and parting.