Pilea cadierei (or the aluminium plant or watermelon pilea) is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family Urticaceae. The species is endemic to the southern Chinese provinces of Guizhou and Yunnan, as well as Vietnam. The specific epithet cadierei refers to the 20th-century botanist R.P. Cadière. [1]

花叶冷水花（Pilea cadierei Gagnep. & Guillaumin）是荨麻科花叶冷水花属的多年生草本或灌木状植物。 株高达40厘米，无毛；叶同对的近等大，倒卵形，先端骤凸，基部楔形或钝圆，有数对不整齐浅牙齿或啮蚀状；花雌雄异株，雄花序头状，常成对腋生；雄花倒梨形，花被片合生至中部，近兜状，近先端有长角状突起；雌花花被片近等长，稍短于子房；花期9-11月。 [4] 花叶冷水花原产于越南中部山区，现中国各地温室与中美洲均有栽培。 花叶冷水花性喜温暖湿润的气候，耐 …

Pilea cadierei, commonly known as Aluminum Plant or Watermelon Pilea, is an attractive and popular houseplant due to its unique foliage and easy-care nature. Pilea cadierei boasts striking oval green leaves with bright silver patterns that resemble the …

2023年8月3日 · Featuring wide bushy leaves that are marked with silver patterns, this native to China and Vietnam does wonderfully as a house plant. With the aluminum plants easy going nature and lack of any real growing problems, it will bush out from its container in leaves of silver and green for up to four years before it dies.

2025年2月17日 · Pilea cadierei, commonly known as the Aluminum Plant or Watermelon Pilea, belongs to the Urticaceae family. It is part of the genus Pilea, which includes numerous species of small herbaceous plants. The specific epithet “cadierei” honors the French botanist Léo Marie Joseph Frédéric Cadière, who specialized in the flora of Indochina.

This upright, herbaceous perennial is noted for its textured green and silver foliage. It typically grows in a shrubby clump to 12” tall. Elliptic to obovate, toothed, dark green leaves, with each leaf having four rows of upraised silver patches. Leaf appearance gives rise to an additional common name of watermelon pilea. Quick ID Hints:

2023年10月18日 · Pilea cadierei, or Aluminum Plant, owes its catchy name to the gorgeous, silvery streaks that embellish its lush, green leaves. These metallic patterns have a striking resemblance to aluminum paint, creating a stunning visual effect.

2023年7月18日 · The aluminum plant, pilea cadierei, is a fantastic houseplant. We'll walk you through all the care steps you'll need for good plant growth! A relative of the nettle, the aluminum plant is a lush house plant or a lovely low-lying plant in the subtropics. This evergreen perennial is admired for its silver and green foliage.

Pilea cadierei, commonly called aluminum plant, is native to Vietnam. The foliage looks like it has been splashed with aluminum paint, hence the common name. This is an upright, herbaceous perennial that is noted for its textured green and silver foliage. It typically grows in a shrubby clump to 12” tall.

This document provides an overview of the Pilea cadierei, commonly known as the aluminum plant. It describes the plant’s distinctive variegated foliage, growth habits, and care requirements. The aluminum plant thrives in shaded areas and can be used as a ground cover, in hanging baskets, or cascading down walls2.