🌿 Micranthemum micranthemoides – Lush Pearl Grass for Foreground or Midground

Micranthemum micranthemoides, also known as Baby Tears, Pearl Grass, or Pearl Weed, is a beloved and versatile aquatic plant ideal for aquascaping enthusiasts. With its small, bright green leaves and bushy growth, it can be used as a foreground carpeting plant, midground filler, or even as a lush vertical accent when trimmed upright. Its delicate appearance mimics miniature hedges, creating vibrant and natural-looking underwater landscapes.

Now available in our sterile Vitro Culture® 4-inch sealed bag, each portion yields a generous amount of healthy plantlets. Grown in a pesticide-free, algae-free, and snail-free environment—ideal for sensitive aquariums and shrimp setups.

🌟 Key Features:

• Scientific Name: Micranthemum micranthemoides

• Common Names: Baby Tears, Pearl Grass, Pearl Weed

• Growth Form: Bushy stem plant with small, round green leaves

• Leaf Size: Tiny, compact, and bright green

• Light Requirements: Moderate to high

• CO₂ Requirement: Recommended for dense growth

• Placement: Foreground, midground, or background clusters

• Growth Rate: Fast under ideal conditions

🌱 Growth & Propagation:

• Lighting Needs: Moderate to high lighting for compact, lush growth

• CO₂ & Fertilizers: CO₂ injection and regular fertilization promote dense carpeting

• Growth Method: Grows horizontally when trimmed; can also be trained upward

• Nutrient Substrate: Not Required (but beneficial)

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes – suitable for paludariums and emersed layouts

🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits:

• Versatile use: carpet, bush, or background hedge

• Provides vibrant greenery and visual depth

• Easy to shape through trimming for precise layout control

📦 What You’ll Receive:

Sold as loose Vitro Culture® plantlets in a 4-inch sealed bag:

• Vitro Culture® Bag: Contains a dense portion of Micranthemum micranthemoides, ready to rinse, acclimate, and plant in your aquarium.

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Product images show mature, submerged growth for reference. Tissue culture plants may appear different upon arrival due to emersed growth in sterile conditions. Gradual acclimation is recommended. Avoid burying delicate stems too deeply into the substrate.

🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner

Never release Baby Tears or any aquarium plant into natural waterways. Doing so can damage native habitats. Please dispose of plant matter responsibly to protect local ecosystems.

 WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.