Pilea Cadierei Aluminum Plant Variegated, aka Pilea Cadierei Variegata, also known as Variegated Aluminum Plant, or Variegated Aluminum Pilea, has lance-shaped leaves that are light green with raised blotches of silver and white or cream-coloured variegation. The name Aluminum Plant is inspired by its unique mounds of quilted leaves, covered in sharp silver markings. This plant has a spreading habit, but it grows much fuller when its leggy growth is pruned back.