baby's tears

Low creeping plant shiny round leaves and little white flowers is famous for getting out of control. Soleirolia soleirolii is resistant to all weed-killers, meaning it has serious life force. Little is written about it except it’s apparently edible (even for reptile pets) and gardeners hate it.

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Baby's tears and chamomile can be sheared if they get too bushy.

Garden magic in baskets

Tiny green leaves much like baby's tears; blue flowers, spring through summer.

Softer steps

Plant ribbons of blue fescue through low blue star creeper and baby's tears. Fringe the edges with silvery lamb's ears.

Lessons in green

Grows like baby's tears, but with pale blue flowers in summer.

Ground covers that make sense for the '90s: 12 diverse choices for problem areas in shade or sun

Ornamental strawberries, baby's tears, nandina, and dwarf agapanthus fill much of the garden in summer months.

Mountain retreat or coastal dell?

Photo: Flowering echeveria is surrounded by tough baby's tears look-alike called creeping wire vine (Muehlenbeckia axillaris)

Colorful drought-survivors in Santa Barbara

In the ground, plant miniatures with a low ground cover such as baby's tears or sweet alyssum, or spread a fine mulch around them.

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