Half the leaf, half the height. Hydrocotyle tripartita 'Mini' is a dwarf form of the standard clover pennywort — same three-lobed leaves and fast creeping runners, but small enough to stay flat at 1–2 inches instead of climbing. In a nano tank, that difference is what makes it a carpet rather than a shrub.
What You’ll Receive
- Sold as a loose fresh-cut plants, bunched plants or potted plants
- Fresh-cut plants | loose, small fresh-cut portion
- Bunched plants | fresh-cut plants bundle with foam and plant's weight
- Potted plants | fresh-cut plants potted with rockwool
Plant Profile
- Common name — Mini Hydrocotyle, Mini Pennywort
- Scientific name — Hydrocotyle tripartita 'Mini'
- Also known as — Hydrocotyle Japan Mini, Japanese Pennywort Mini
- Placement — Foreground
- Mature height — 1–2 in
- Growth rate — Fast
Care
- Difficulty — Beginner
- Light — Medium to high. Light is what keeps it flat rather than climbing
- CO₂ — Recommended
- Water — 68–82°F · pH 6.0–7.5
- Substrate — Required. Nutrient substrate or root tabs
- Growth habit — Amphibious. Also grows emersed
- Propagation — Runners — cut and replant sections
Grower’s Notes
- Buy Mini for nano tanks, standard for everything else. Full-size Hydrocotyle tripartita reaches 3–4 inches and looks oversized in a small aquarium. The Mini form holds the scale.
- Light decides carpet or climber. Weak light makes the runners stretch upward, and it stops being a carpet — a lighting problem, not a plant problem.
- It grows fast. Trim runners every few weeks or it crosses into neighboring plants.
- Pin fresh cuttings down with weights or tweezers until roots grab; loose sections float free.
- Every cutting with a node will root, so one portion becomes a carpet in a couple of months.
Notes
- Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, and pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge.
- Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.
At a glance
- Free shipping on orders of $150 or more (after discounts) within the contiguous United States, by USPS.
- Free thermal protection is included with every shipment, all year round.
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- Weather holds: during extreme heat or cold we may hold live orders until it's safe to ship.
- We ship within the United States only.
Please bring live plants indoors and unpack them the day they arrive. Every live order is covered by our 24-Hour Live Arrival Guarantee.
The complete rules, including lost packages and address issues, are in our Shipping Policy. If anything conflicts, that policy applies.
Every live order is backed by our 24-Hour Live Arrival Guarantee. If a plant arrives dead, we'll make it right.
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- Send photos of the affected items in their original, unopened packaging, plus a photo of the shipping label, to hello@aquariumplantsfactory.com with your order number.
- We'll make it right with a replacement, store credit or refund for the affected item.
Good to know
- Some melting or yellowing as plants adjust from greenhouse to aquarium life is normal. They regrow from healthy roots and rhizomes.
- Please bring your package indoors and unpack it the day it arrives.
- Free promotional items and shipping charges are not covered.
The complete rules, including what's covered and what voids the guarantee, are in our Returns, Refunds & Live Arrival Guarantee. If anything conflicts, that policy applies.
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Customers praised this aquatic plant for its health and quality. Reviews highlighted "healthy, lush, green plants" with "0 melt" and "measurable growth without CO2." Shoppers appreciated the generous portions and noted it works well as a low-tech foreground plant that stays bushy with trimming.
- Healthy, lush, green plants.
- Very pleased with the health, quality and quantity.
- 0 melt, measurable growth without CO2. Very pleased with this cute, healthy little plant!
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I could tell it was a small plant from the pictures but it did not hit me until I saw it with my own eyes. The entire amount that I received, which was a generous portion, sat comfortably within the confines of Hydrocotyle Leucocephala! And it wasn't even the biggest leaf! Very pleased with the health, quality and quantity. Thank you!
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Nothing dead, nothing melting. Healthy, lush, green plants.
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received tissue culture ~3 weeks ago; one portion was enough to separate into 5 small clumps to distribute amid hardscape in 5gal nano tank. 0 melt, measurable growth w/o CO2. trimmed at week ~3.5 to keep it bushy, planted some of the trimmings (some with roots, some without) to see how they do, and am letting other trimmings stay at the surface as floaters for now. If they develop roots, will plant these as well or give away. Very pleased with this cute, healthy little plant! parameters are shifting as i cycle, but water is soft, pH 6.4-7; light moderate to high 6 hrs/day, low 2 hrs/day.
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Hydrocotyle Tripartita Mini
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Very pleased with this pretty plant. Recently settled and starting to grow in.
M
Just received the plants. Look great in the aquarium. Thank you!!
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