Plants
HC Cuba
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Also called: Dwarf Baby Tears
Key facts
- Temperature20–28 °C
- pH5–7.5
- Adult size3 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Linderniaceae
- Origin
- Cuba
- Size
- 1–3 cm tall
- Temperature
- 20 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 0 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Light
- very high (PAR >150)
- CO2
- essential
- Fertilization
- high
- Growth
- slow
- Position
- foreground (carpet)
- Substrate
- nutrient-rich substrate essential
- Propagation
- cuttings
Notes: The smallest and most sought-after groundcover plant. Without pressurized CO2 and under very intense lighting, the stems grow vertically. The DSM (Dry Start Method) makes it much easier to establish the groundcover.
