Baby Tears, Shade Mudflower
Micranthemumumbrosum

Family: Scrophulariaceae (skrof-yoo-larr-ee-AY-see-ee)
Genus: Micranthemum (mik-KRAN-thee-mum)
Species: umbrosum (um-BRO-sum)

Synonym:Globifera umbrosa

Synonym:Hemianthus callitrichoides

Category
Perennials

Water Requirements

Sun Exposure
Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage
Grown for foliage
Evergreen

Foliage Color

Height
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Spacing
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness
Not Applicable

Where to Grow

Danger
N/A

Bloom Color

Bloom Characteristics

Bloom Size

Bloom Time
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall

Other details
May be a noxious weed or invasive

Soil pH requirements

Patent Information

Propagation Methods
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From softwood cuttings

Seed Collecting