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Soleirolia soleirolii
Also called Mind Your Own Business, Corsican Carpet, Corsican Curse, Irish Moss, Japanese Moss, Angel's Tears, Artillery Plant
Soleirolia soleirolii is a tiny creeping herb that forms dense, moss-like mats of small bright green leaves. It needs consistently moist soil and a humid, sheltered spot to thrive.
Soleirolia soleirolii (, syn. Helxine soleirolii) is a flowering plant in the nettle family. It has a number of common names, including baby's tears, angel's tears, peace in the home, bits and pieces, bread and cheese, Corsican creeper, Corsican curse, friendship plant, mind-your-own-business, pollyanna vine, Paddy's wig, and mother of thousands. It should not be confused with Kalanchoe daigremontiana, another plant known as mother of thousands.
This species is native to Italy, Corsica and the Balearic islands. It has been introduced to many other places worldwide, including Europe, the Azores, west coast north and south America and Tasmania through the plant trade, and is cultivated (more or less) worldwide as an ornamental garden plant. It has been noted as growing in the northeastern Irish counties of Antrim and Down.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Soleirolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
