Clearweed Pilea pumila

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Pilea

  Species:

  pumila

  Family:

  Urticaceae

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  Canada, Central U.S.A.

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Texture:

  High Organic Matter

  Loam (Silt)

  Soil Drainage:

  Moist

  Occasional Flooding

• Fruit:

  Fruit Type:

  Achene

  Fruit Description:

  Tiny green with black stripes achenes spread by wind.

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Gold/Yellow

  Green

  White

  Flower Inflorescence:

  Raceme

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Fall

  Summer

  Flower Description:

  Wind-pollianted flowers form from mid-summer to fall in racemes 1" long in the leaf axils. Petal-less lowers are green-white-yellow less than 1/8"

• Leaves:

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Opposite

  Leaf Shape:

  Ovate

  Leaf Margin:

  Serrate

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Description:

  Dark green, simple, opposite, ovate, hairless leaves serrate margins. Three major veins with netted side veins. Undersides are almost white. Petioles are 1" or longer.

• Stem:

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Woodland