Botanical Name: Common Names:
Soleirolia soleirolii Babys Tears, Angels Tears, Mind Your Own Business,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Groundcovers Dense, Mat Forming, Spreading
Description:
Evergreen perennial with a spreading mat-like habit and tiny dense bright-green leaves giving a moss-like appearance. Small white flowers appear in Spring. Great for hanging pots, rockeries and cool, shady areas in the garden. Grows approx 5cm tall x 90-180cm wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
<15cm 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Groundcover, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Best grown in a shady position in a well drained moist soil. Feed with a liquid fertiliser diluted by half, every two weeks throughout Spring and Summer.
Plant Care
Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed
Family Name: Origin:
Urticaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: No
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: High
Drought: Low
Frost: Tender
Wind: Low
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