What is Pilea?
Pilea is the name of the family of more than 600 species of the urticaceae . Although most of these plants come from tropical and subtropical regions - such as Vietnam, where the popular house plant of aluminum, p. Cadierei , is native - Canadian Clearweed, pumila and other nettles come from North America. Pilea are succulents loving shadows that usually have attractive leaves. For example, an aluminum plant has shiny, aluminum features on dark green, twisted leaves. Various Pilea plants are brought up as houseplants, including a friendship race, s.
The ideal rising temperature for pilots is 70 ° Fahrenheit (about 21 ° C), but not cooler than 55 ° Fahrenheit (about 13 ° Celsius). They are tropical plants, so they are best done in a damp area. The grower can increase the humidity around the plant according to the setting on stones in a bowl of water. The plant will rot if the pot sits in the watersE; Therefore, the stones should keep above the water. Various small Pila plants thrive in terrariums due to their shallow root systems and moisture need.
as a tropical plant, most of them grow on the forest and are overshadowed by canopies on the trees, so they do not tolerate direct, intense sunlight. They grow best in the northern window or from the southern window. These plants usually survive under artificial light, for example in the office area.
Some upright, bushy types of Pilea need regular pruning to maintain a round shape and discourage peeling, which usually comes with age. Others are end plants such as creeping Jenny, s. The artillery plant, p. Microphylla , is often grown as landapocry in warmer areas such as Texas in the United States, but oftenbecomes invasive if the gardener is not alert in his inspection.
Friendly plant, p. Involucrata is an upright variety that has an attractive, deeply textured, burgundy and green leaves. This plant should not be confused with Billbergia Nutans , which is also called a friendly plant. Like most Piloa plants with textured leaves, deeply crumpled leaves p. Involucrata lose the texture as the plant ages.
Although the US food and drug administration (FDA) and governments of many other countries do not accept or support the use of folk remedies, tea made from p. Some Malaysian natives use p. Microphylla to treat wounds and scientists study them for their antioxidant and antibacterial properties. A person must know which plants are safe for taking home medication; Numerous Piloa plants, called nettle, have stabbing hairs that can fromto cause skin irritation on contact.