Baby Tears - Carpeting Foreground Plant (Micranthemum umbrosum)
NOTE: The photos labeled "CARPET COLLECTION" shows off the portion size you will get when you purchase the Carpet Collection. It's $20 and you get a portion the same size as a 20 dollar bill. Pulled straight out of one of our GROW BEDS. Grab this epic portion/deal while supplies last!
NOTE: The photos labeled "AS OF 6/14/24" is what the plants currently look like that you will receive. They are GROWN & POTTED IN-HOUSE.
Baby Tears is a rocking plant if given the right conditions. BABY TEARS IS NOT A BEGINNER PLANT. Baby tears is one of the plants that you get after you have had success with a dirted tank. NOT RIGHT AWAY. With that warning given, if you are looking for a killer foreground plant for your rocking dirted tank, give Baby Tears a shot. It takes it a second to get going but once it hits a dirt substrate it will start to rock.
I have found that it enjoys a slightly finer grade of substrate. Get 12-15 long stems of Baby Tears for $8 ( I personally cut it down into 1/3s and plant the smaller clumps. If we are uprooting this you might get shorter plants with more root mass. You can see the grow out tank we grow it in. Nothing fancy- Pool filter sand over dirt and good lighting, like our LED LIGHTS :) Killer plant for a dirted tank with slightly higher lights and a fine substrate.
Care Scale of 1-10: ( 1- it can grow in your toilet- 10 being nearly impossible)
Difficulty: I give this a 3.5. Baby Tears needs good lighting and it needs nearly perfect conditions to get going really hard.
Lighting: Suggested High lighting and can handle Moderate lighting but will likely not grow quickly at all unless it is in a HIGH light set up.
Don't Forget!!!
To Buy our Growth Juice and Iron Supplements for your plants!!
Check Dwarf Sag for a super easy carpeting plant alternative.
Customer Reviews
I was enticed to buy this plant because of the ad that keeps on popping up in my feed. That for $20, I'll get a huge 20 dollar size of harvested plant. I can't find their promo when I clicked on the link but saw the carpet plant from the carpet collection. On the video he said, "pearl weed and we have baby tears available in the carpet collection". So i gave it a try, I saw the plant and it was discounted to $9.99. So, assuming I'll get what they advertised, I put it in my cart and started shopping for different plants. I was excited to receive the plants, and when it arrived, I felt cheated because the baby tears I received was in a small pot that has 7 strands in it. I was expecting a palm size 20 dollar bill size of harvested plants. I was sad because I was expecting the advertised plants. Anyway, the rest of the plants I bought was in good condition.
Dustin has great plants. Very healthy plants. And literature for care of the plants. Great seller, great products.
came alive a little small but its better to have a small one and let it go instead of a big one and watch it die lol
I have paid $15 for less of this plant at the local pet store. Dustin’s provides great, healthy plants. Fast shipping, good packaging. Also phenomenal value!!! 💯
Pleased with customer service I received when I had a question on this plant. Will definitely be ordering more soon! Can’t go wrong with Dustins