Nettle Babys Tear

Botanical Name

Soleirolia Soleirolii

Common Names

Baby tears

The Nettles baby tear have dense, green circular leaves along its trailing stems giving this a moss like appearance. Babys tears are used as a mat-forming evergreen ground cover or filler plant for rock gardens. In colder zones, it is often planted outdoors as an annual for the same purposes, since it spreads quickly.