Mint Creeping Charlie (Micromeria Brownei / Clinopodium)
Bring a refreshing scent and vibrant green texture to your aquascape!
Mint Creeping Charlie is a unique, versatile favorite among hobbyists. Known for its small, round, coin-shaped leaves and its signature minty aroma when trimmed, this hardy plant is perfect for beginners and seasoned aquascapers alike. Whether you want a bushy midground filler or a creeping "vine" look, this plant delivers.
🌟 Key Features
- Scientific Name: Clinopodium cf. brownei
- Former Name: Micromeria brownei
- Common Name: Mint Creeping Charlie / Mint Charlie
- Family: Lamiaceae
- Origin: North and South America
- Leaf Fragrance: Fresh mint scent when crushed or trimmed
- Growth Habit: Creeping, spreading stem plant
🌱 Growth & Propagation
- Lighting: Low to high
- CO₂: Not required (benefits from supplementation)
- Growth Rate: Medium to fast
- Propagation: Easily propagated by stem cuttings
- Nutrient Substrate: Not required
- Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes
This plant adapts well to both submerged and emersed conditions, making it ideal for open-top aquariums, paludariums, and terrarium-style builds.
🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits
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🌿 Refreshing Scent: One of the few aquatic plants with a fragrance! It releases a light mint aroma during maintenance/trimming.
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🐢 Easy & Hardy: Low-maintenance and adaptable. It thrives in a wide range of water conditions and lighting levels.
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🦐 Shrimp & Fry Friendly: The dense, bushy growth provides the perfect hiding spots for baby shrimp and fish fry.
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🎨 Versatile Styling: Can be planted in the substrate to grow upright or allowed to "creep" along the bottom/decor for a natural, wild look.
📦 What You’ll Receive
Fresh, healthy Clinopodium cf. brownei cultivated and prepared by Aquarium Plants Factory®, available in convenient planting formats:
Fresh Cut Plants: Approximately 6+ loose, fresh-cut stems without roots.
Fresh Cut Bunched: Approximately 6+ stems bundled with foam and a plant weight for easy placement.
Fresh Cut Potted: About 6+ stems potted securely in a net pot with rockwool for stability and easy planting.
⚠️ Disclaimer
Live aquatic plants may vary in size, leaf shape, and growth pattern due to natural and seasonal conditions. Minor melting or adjustment may occur as the plant transitions to your aquarium environment.
🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner
Certain aquatic plants may be restricted or regulated in some U.S. states. Always check your local and state regulations before purchasing or introducing plants into natural waterways. Never release aquarium plants into the wild.
Shipping Policy
At Aquarium Plants Factory, we carefully package and ship all orders to ensure plants and livestock arrive healthy and ready to thrive.
Order Processing Time
Most orders are processed within 1–2 business days after payment is received.
Orders placed on weekends or holidays will be processed on the next business day.
Orders containing out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder items may require additional handling time.
Once your order ships, tracking information will be sent to your email.
Shipping Schedule
Live Plants
Live plant orders ship Monday through Saturday when using United States Postal Service (USPS).
Most plant-only orders ship within 1–3 business days, excluding products that are out of stock, pre-order, or backorder.
Estimated USPS delivery time is 2–5 business days, depending on your location.
UPS Express Shipping
We offer the following UPS expedited shipping options:
UPS 2-Day Air®
Estimated delivery: 2 business days
Please note that UPS 2-Day Air® is not a guaranteed service in the event of carrier delays, weather disruptions, or operational issues.
UPS Next Day Air®
Estimated delivery: 1 business day
This service is guaranteed by UPS according to their service guarantee policies.
UPS expedited orders ship Monday through Wednesday only to ensure packages arrive within the same week and avoid weekend delays.
Please note that orders require 1–2 business days of handling time before shipment.
To help ensure same-week delivery, please place UPS orders on or before Tuesday at 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT).
Live Animals Shipping
Live animal orders ship Monday through Wednesday only.
This schedule ensures animals arrive within the same week and do not remain in transit over the weekend.
Handling time for live animal orders typically ranges from 1–5 business days, depending on:
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Weather conditions
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Livestock health
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Shipping destination
Tracking information will be emailed once the order has been shipped.
Free Shipping
We offer Free Shipping on eligible orders over $150 within the contiguous United States.
Estimated delivery time for free shipping orders is 2–5 business days.
If your order contains both live plants and live animals, the shipment may be combined and the appropriate shipping rate will be shown at checkout.
Free Shipping is not available for customers located in:
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Alaska
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Hawaii
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Puerto Rico
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Guam
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U.S. Virgin Islands
Customers in these locations must select Expedited or Express shipping options at checkout.
Delivery Time Estimates
Delivery times shown at checkout are estimates provided by the shipping carrier.
While we work hard to ship orders quickly, delivery times may vary due to factors outside of our control, including:
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Weather conditions
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Carrier delays
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High shipping volumes
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Transportation disruptions
Aquarium Plants Factory is not responsible for shipping delays caused by the carrier.
Delayed or Lost Packages
Occasionally, shipments may take longer than expected.
A package is considered lost only after 15 business days (approximately 3 weeks) from the ship date.
If a package is confirmed lost by the carrier, we may offer a 50/50 replacement, meaning:
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Aquarium Plants Factory covers 50% of the replacement cost
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The customer covers 50% plus shipping
Address Accuracy
Customers are responsible for providing a complete and accurate shipping address when placing an order.
Please ensure that your address is correct when using payment methods such as:
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Credit / Debit Card
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PayPal
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Apple Pay
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Google Pay
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Amazon Pay
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Shopify Pay
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AliPay
Orders returned due to:
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Incorrect address
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Refused delivery
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Failed delivery attempts
may not be eligible for a refund.
Order Cancellations
If you need to cancel an order, please contact us as soon as possible.
Orders can only be canceled before they have been shipped.
Once an order has been shipped, it can no longer be canceled.
Returns
Due to the sensitive nature of live goods, all sales are final.
We do not accept returns or exchanges for:
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Live plants
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Live animals
For any shipping questions, please contact us before placing your order.
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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.
- 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
- 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.
- Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
- 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
- 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!
- 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.
Customers praised these aquarium plants for arriving "healthy and beautiful" with excellent packaging that withstands shipping. Most noted fast, vigorous growth and bright green color. However, some experienced browning after 2 weeks despite proper care. Shoppers appreciated generous quantities and competitive pricing.
- Growing extremely fast, about two inches in a little over a week, with vigorous root growth
- Arrived beautifully even after 4 days in mail. Well insulated and very green. No broken stems
- Plants always arrive green and healthy
L
I’ve bought multiple plants from aquarium plant factory and they are consistently wonderful. I’ve never had a complaint. All three of the plants you see in my new 37 gal are all from them. The plants always come in healthy and beautiful.
C
Arrived kinda flattened but quickly opened back up again at the moment it appears to be healthy. I was also surprised at how fast it shipped I did free shipping and got it in 2 days.(Pictured in right in photo below)
K
This plant arrived so beautifully even after being in the mail for about 4 days its arrived on time. Well insulted and very green. No broken stems no parasites. I got 3 (buy 2 get one free) and each had at least 8 stems. Can't wait to watch it grow
A
I ordered quite a few plants and they arrived looking healthy (though all of them were very light green) after about a week of transport.
However it’s been about 2 weeks and my mint creeping Charlie have all mostly turned brown and one of my Micranthemum Monte Carlo is also turning brown.
I’m not sure if this is an error on my part (I planted them in aquarium soil right when I got them and have made sure to supply the correct amount of light to them), but it is disappointing that they are dying so soon after arriving.
J
They came in looking good with roots, and they have been growing extremely fast, about two inches in a little over a week, with extremely vigorous root growth too.
K
I was expecting my package to be delivered to my front door, but they put it in my mail box. I didn't discover this until several hours later, in 90+ degree heat. I expected to open the box and find a bunch of mush, but they were so well packed that everything looked wonderful. I'm not good with stem plants, but from what I read it seemed to be bullet proof. The plants have been floating in my tank for about a week now and they're still green and showing a little grown. I'm waiting for some roots to get a little longer before putting them in my substrate. Ordered several bundles and am pleased with the amount that I received. For the first time It looks like I may be able to get a stem plant to survive in my tank.
R
I got so many of these little guys. I love them so much and they fit in my tank so perfectly
S
I don’t know much about these plants but thoughts they’d add a nice middle range height to my tank. This fish appear pleased and they have a bright green color that definitely looks nice.
A
This is my first time ordering aquarium plants online. These came in perfect condition and the prices are great. Very pleased. Will be ordering again! Thank you.
R
They were bunched nicely and packed great. They've already taken off in my tank after only a few days.
A
Fantastic! Plants arrived on time and in great health. Everything arrived packed superbly, and I only lost 2 leaves in my entire order. Once I planted everything I even saw new growth within a couple days. Will definitely order from these guys again!
W
I've been buying plants here for years and they never disappoint. Plants always arrive green and healthy.
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