Perennials, Tropicals > Soleirolia > Soleirolia soleirolii > Soleirolia soleirolii
Soleirolia soleirolii
Baby’s Tears, Angel’s Tears, Bits and Pieces, Bread and Cheese, Corsican Creeper, Corsican Curse, Friendship Plant, Helxine, Irish Moss, Mind-Your-Own-Business, Mother of Thousands, Paddy’s Wig, Pollyanna Vine
Origin: Western Mediterranean region.
| Family |
| Urticaceae |
| Genus |
| Soleirolia |
| Species |
| soleirolii |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Helxine soleirolii |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9 - 11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c - H4 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -10 - 10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 14 - 50 |
| Height |
| 7.5 - 15 cm |
| Spread |
| 90 - 180 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| Creeping, mat-forming plant of the nettle family. Grown for it’s ornamental foliage. |
| Landscape |
| Rock gardens, borders, houseplants, and terrariums. Lovely under ferns and at the edge of a shade garden. |
| Cultivation |
| Grows best in partial to full shade, in rich, consistently moist, well-drained soil. Foliage will scorch in direct sun. Do not allow to sit in water. Water freely in summer, but reduce watering in winter, keeping soil only slightly moist. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| No serious problems. |
| Leaf Description |
| Rounded, 6.35 mm in diameter. Leaves form a dense, moss-like ground cover. |
| Flower Description |
| Tiny, lacking individual petals. |
| Colour Description |
| Leaves range from rich green to lime green. Flowers are ivory or white. |
| Texture Description |
| Leaves are glossy. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
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