Micranthemum glomeratus, commonly known as Pearl Weed or Baby Tears, is a delicate stem plant from Florida, known in the hobby for its beautiful, small, light green curved leaves. Previously misidentified as Hemianthus micranthemoides (or Micranthemum micranthemoides), it was correctly identified in early 2011. This plant is ideal for creating dense group plantings and can be used in various aquascaping styles.
Micranthemum glomeratus, commonly known as Pearl Weed or Baby Tears, is a delicate stem plant from Florida, known in the hobby for its beautiful, small, light green curved leaves. Previously misidentified as Hemianthus micranthemoides (or Micranthemum micranthemoides), it was correctly identified in early 2011. This plant is ideal for creating dense group plantings and can be used in various aquascaping styles.
Micranthemum glomeratus is prized for its ability to form dense mats with its small, light green leaves. Under intensive light, it tends to develop a creeping growth habit, making it suitable for foreground planting in strongly-lit tanks. It is also well-suited for bushy groups in the middle ground of larger tanks or as a background plant in nano aquaria.
Micranthemum glomeratus is prized for its ability to form dense mats with its small, light green leaves. Under intensive light, it tends to develop a creeping growth habit, making it suitable for foreground planting in strongly-lit tanks. It is also well-suited for bushy groups in the middle ground of larger tanks or as a background plant in nano aquaria.
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Micranthemum Glomeratus (Pearl Weed)

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Micranthemum glomeratus, commonly known as Pearl Weed or Baby Tears, is a delicate stem plant from Florida, known in the hobby for its beautiful, small, light green curved leaves. Previously misidentified as Hemianthus micranthemoides (or Micranthemum micranthemoides), it was correctly identified in early 2011. This plant is ideal for creating dense group plantings and can be used in various aquascaping styles.

Micranthemum Glomeratus (Pearl Weed)

Fresh-cut Bunched

$14.99
Fresh-cut Bunched

Micranthemum glomeratus – The True Pearl Weed for Vibrant Aquascapes

Micranthemum glomeratus, commonly known as Pearl Weed, Baby Tears, or Pearl Grass, is a delicate and fast-growing stem plant originating from Florida. Previously misidentified as Hemianthus micranthemoides or Micranthemum micranthemoides, this species was correctly identified in 2011, and has since earned popularity among aquascapers for its fine, curved light-green leaves and bushy growth form.

This versatile stem plant adapts beautifully to a variety of aquascaping styles—whether used as a foreground carpet, a dense midground bush, or even as a nano tank background. Its small size and responsive growth habits make it a favorite for trimming, shaping, and layering within complex layouts.

🌿 Key Features:

  • Scientific Name: Micranthemum glomeratus

  • Synonyms: Hemianthus micranthemoides, Micranthemum micranthemoides (outdated)

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

  • Family: Plantaginaceae

  • Leaf Color: Light green

  • Growth Form: Compact, creeping to upright depending on light intensity

  • Growth Rate: Fast

  • Placement: Foreground, midground, or background (nano tanks)

  • Difficulty: Intermediate

💡 Optimal Growing Conditions:

  • Lighting: Medium to high (0.5+ watts per liter recommended)

  • Temperature: 68–82°F (20–28°C)

  • pH Range: 5.5–7.5

  • CO₂: Recommended for lush, compact growth

  • Substrate: Nutrient-rich substrate is essential

✂️ Care & Maintenance:

  • Trimming: Regular trimming encourages dense, bushy growth and prevents legginess

  • CO₂ Injection: Promotes horizontal carpeting in high-light setups

  • Fertilization: Occasional macro and micro dosing ensures healthy foliage and fast recovery from pruning

  • Adaptability: Can adapt from upright to creeping form based on light intensity and trimming technique

🪷 Aquascaping Uses:

  • Foreground Carpet: Forms a lush green carpet under strong lighting and CO₂

  • Midground Feature: Easily shaped into tight bushy clumps

  • Nano Tank Background: In small tanks, its tiny leaves make it an attractive background filler

  • Detail Plant: Adds fine texture and contrast in Dutch-style and nature aquariums

🌱 Propagation & Growth:

Micranthemum glomeratus is easily propagated via stem cuttings. Simply trim healthy stems and replant them in the substrate. Roots form readily at the nodes, and new shoots will emerge quickly under proper conditions.

  • Nutrient Substrate: ✅ Required

  • Can Be Grown Emersed: ✅ Yes (ideal for paludariums and humid terrestrial setups)

📦 What You’ll Receive:

Enhance your aquascape with our premium-quality Micranthemum glomeratus, available in three flexible planting formats:

  • Fresh-Cut Plants: Approx. 6+ unrooted, loose fresh-cut stems – flexible for custom layout

  • Fresh-Cut Bunched: Approx. 6+ unrooted stems bundled with foam and plant weight for easy placement

  • Fresh-Cut Potted: Approx. 6+ unrooted stems securely potted in a net pot with rockwool for stable growth

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Images shown are sample representations only. Live plants may vary in size, color, and form based on growing conditions. Unless stated otherwise, plants may arrive in emersed form and are not guaranteed to be pest- or pesticide-free. Proper quarantine is recommended for sensitive setups.

⚠️ State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner:


Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways. Always dispose of trimmings and extras responsibly to protect local ecosystems.

Handling time for Live Plants orders:
 
Live plants are shipped from Monday - Saturday if you choose United States Postal Services (USPS): Most plant-only orders can ship out within 1-3 business days excluded out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder products.
UPS 2-Days and UPS Overnight only ship from Monday-Wednesday to ensure they arrived in the same week. Please be mindful we also have 1-2 business days handling time, so please placed your order on or before Tuesday, the cut off time is 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT)
 
Handling time for Live Animals orders:
Live Animals are shipped from  Monday - Wednesday: Live Animals orders take longer to ship. We only ship Live Animals orders when they can be delivered within the week so they don't spend an extra day in transit on the weekend.
Handling time for Live Animals ranges from 1-5 business days depending on the weather and health of the livestock. We will email tracking information when the order is shipped.
Free Shipping: We offer Free Shipping on eligible orders.
  • Free Shipping will take 2-5 days to reach you
  • If your orders included Live Plants & Live Animals. We will combine the shipment and you will see the flat rate shipping cost at checkout
  • Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and US Virgin Islands customers are not qualified for the Free Shipping program. Please upgrade to Expedited or Express Mail for faster delivery. 
    Delayed Parcels: Sometimes your packages may take longer than normal to arrive with U.S. Postal Service or our chosen courier. We are legally obliged to wait 15 working days (3 weeks) for a package to be considered lost. See U.S. Postal Service website for further detail. 
    • We cannot be held responsible for any delay caused by U.S. Postal Service but if your packages were lost by the courier service, we will issue a replacement by 50/50, which means we pay 50% and the customers pay 50% plus shipping for the replacement orders.
    Refused Shipment Policy: All customers must keep their address information up-to-date!
    • Please always keep your shipping address up-to-date! ( Debit and Credit Card, Paypal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Shopify Pay, Ali Pay, and other payment processing services )
    • Any shipment being refused or shipped back to us by providing a wrong address or other reasons will not be refundable. 
    Cancellations: We understand sometimes thing goes out of control.
    • Please contact us ASAP if you want to cancel your orders. Orders only might be canceled if they are not being shipped by shipping couriers. 

    Return Policy: All sales are final

    • We do not accept returns or exchanges for Live Plants and Live Animals

       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.

      Micranthemum glomeratus, commonly known as Pearl Weed or Baby Tears, is a delicate stem plant from Florida, known in the hobby for its beautiful, small, light green curved leaves. Previously misidentified as Hemianthus micranthemoides (or Micranthemum micranthemoides), it was correctly identified in early 2011. This plant is ideal for creating dense group plantings and can be used in various aquascaping styles.
      Micranthemum glomeratus is prized for its ability to form dense mats with its small, light green leaves. Under intensive light, it tends to develop a creeping growth habit, making it suitable for foreground planting in strongly-lit tanks. It is also well-suited for bushy groups in the middle ground of larger tanks or as a background plant in nano aquaria.
      Micranthemum glomeratus, commonly known as Pearl Weed or Baby Tears, is a delicate stem plant from Florida, known in the hobby for its beautiful, small, light green curved leaves. Previously misidentified as Hemianthus micranthemoides (or Micranthemum micranthemoides), it was correctly identified in early 2011. This plant is ideal for creating dense group plantings and can be used in various aquascaping styles.
      Micranthemum glomeratus is prized for its ability to form dense mats with its small, light green leaves. Under intensive light, it tends to develop a creeping growth habit, making it suitable for foreground planting in strongly-lit tanks. It is also well-suited for bushy groups in the middle ground of larger tanks or as a background plant in nano aquaria.

      Customer Reviews

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      Vicente C. (United States)
      Very nice

      Just a little small, but nice

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      Chloe (United States)
      Beautiful plant!

      So so so pretty, one of my favorites. This plant has been in my aquarium for a week and is doing incredibly! It seems to already be growing. Pictured day one and day seven.

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      S. (United States)
      Great quality

      Very happy return customer, I got the pearl weed in gel, order was well insulated against the cold. Washed the gel off and planted straight into my substrate. Has taken off since planting about a week ago.

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      Allianna (United States)
      Great bright green and healthy!

      Great leaf health and it has adjusted well to the tank! Beautiful bright green!

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      Bailey B.
      Stem plants are a great buy

      The stem plants I got were great and everything was in great condition the only reason I dident give a 5 star is I felt that the foreground plant I received was just on the small side

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      Richard W. (United States)
      Disappointed

      The plants never arrived?

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