Aluminum Plant Starter Plants (Pilea cadierei) – 2 Live Bare-Root Starters in Protected Soil Pods

About This Plant

Pilea cadierei, commonly known as Aluminum Plant or Watermelon Pilea, is a tropical ornamental foliage plant valued for green leaves with distinctive silvery markings. The starter plants are compact and suitable for indoor container cultivation, with a growth habit that is upright to bushy. Mature photos are for reference; shipped plants are young starter plants.

What You Will Receive

2 live Aluminum Plant starter plants (Pilea cadierei) grown in 2-inch nursery pots. 2-inch pots are not included. Plants are shipped bare root with protected soil pods. Not fully rooted throughout the 2-inch cultivation pots. Leaf size, silver markings, and overall appearance vary among plants.

• Scientific name: Pilea cadierei
• Common name: Aluminum Plant, Watermelon Pilea
• Plant type: Tropical ornamental foliage plant
• Growth habit: Compact, upright to bushy
• Foliage: Green leaves with distinctive silvery markings
• Sunlight: Bright, indirect light
• Soil: Loose, well-draining growing medium
• Water: Moderate; consistent moisture with good drainage
• Shipping condition: Bare root with protected soil pods
• Rooting status: Not fully rooted throughout the 2-inch cultivation pot
• Cultivation pot size: 2-inch nursery pots (pots not included)

Live Plant Notice

Live plants naturally vary in size, shape, foliage, and appearance. Depending on the season and shipping conditions, plants may arrive dormant, leafless, pruned, bare root, or show minor shipping stress such as wilting or leaf loss.

Listing photos may show a mature plant for reference. The plant you receive may be younger or smaller depending on the size and condition stated in this listing.

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