Baby Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- Baby tears (Soleirolia soleirolii) are a lush green groundcover for shade. It stays quite low, with tiny leaves growing into a rich green mat that fills between pavers in a path or can grow between plants in the shade garden. The yellow leafed variety ‘Aurea’ is less robust but adds pretty touches of yellow leaves in the shade.
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Here in the UK we call it Mind Your Business. It had been planted in the garden before we moved here and its a nuisance. It has spread throughout the lawn and one of my neighbours gripes that it has spread to her garden. Bane of my life.
Love that name! I can think of a few plants here that I'd like to call "mind your business!" It's funny how a plant that can be just the perfect thing in one place can be such a problem in another place!
Great video. I went and read your Bio and thought maybe you would have an answer. I'm in Central Coast California zones 8b-9b. I have a stunning Birch tree and want to replace the lawn with low growing, no mowing green ground cover. I love Ruschia Nana but it's not water compatible with the Birch. Landscaper suggested clover but between the bees and needing occasional mowing, may as well keep the lawn. Also recommended Silver Carpet which looks hairy and faded green. I love that people from the UK and Brazil responded. Sweet. Thx for the video...baby tears is beautiful and lush as you indicated
Hi - thanks for your nice message - isn't it cool that gardeners can connect from all over the world?!? I love that too! I don't have a lot of experience with the drought and heat of Central California - even though we're close to the same climate zones, our weather is so different! I'd ask around at good garden centers or discuss further with your landscaper to narrow down to your favorite choice.
Here in Brazil its most commonly found as a hanging plant. Great video. Im now subscribed.
Thanks @Niel_Dias!
Beautiful.
Thank you for sharing.
Can you mow these baby tears without killing it ?
I think it would mostly stay under the mower blades, so I think that mowing wouldn't kill it. But if the mower blades were set really low and gouged into it, it would set it back.