Scientific Name:
Soleirolia soleirolii
Pronunciation:
so-ley-ROH-lee-uh so-ley-ROH-lee-eye
Common Name:
baby's tears
Family Name:
Urticaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (grown as), Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Stems low growing, highly branched, a quick-spreading ground cover but limited by cold locally; leaves alternate, most ovate-rounded, 3-5mm long, shiny, pubescent.
Habit:
Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like, Mounded
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe (western Mediterranean - Corsica, Sardinia, etc.)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Ground cover, Hanging basket, Indoor plant, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Orbicular, Ovate, Reniform
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Monoecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Corolla Shape:
Cruciform
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Green, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Flowering rarely noticed; 4 sepals subtended by 3 winged bractlets
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul
Bark or Stem Colour:
Tan
Propagation:
Division - above ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
High
Other:
High humidity or regular misting.
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
