Scientific name: Soleirolia soleirolii
Synonym: Helxine soleirolii , Soleirolia green
Family: URTICACEAE
Common names: “Baby’s tears” “mind-your-own-business” “mother of thousands” “angel’s tears” “bits and pieces” “bread and cheese” “Corsican creeper” “Corsican curse” “friendship plant” “helxine” “Irish moss” “Paddy’s wig” “Pollyanna vine”
Plant Type: Evergreen perennial groundcover, invasive
Conditions:
Zone: 9-11
Light: Semi shade best but handles a wide range, less lush in full sun
Exposure: Exposed or sheltered, killed back by -5°C
Soil: Humus – average
Moisture: Moist well drained – drought
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 2-3″ W ∞
Leaf and Stem shape: Slender, rooting, pink or green stems bearing tiny rounded leaves
Flower: Minute pinkish-white flowers in summer
Maintenance: Zero – high, spreads around a garden and can smother smaller low growing perennials even Cyclamen coum
Landscape use: Container, groundcover, house-plant, terrerium, Mediterranean
Propagate: By division, stem cuttings, seed
Pests & Disease: None
Comments: Highly invasive, not recommended to plant in gardens, keep contained, native to the Mediterranean area, slugs don’t seem to like walking over it
