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Baby tears vs. Corsican Mint

13 years ago

A neighbor gave me three large clumps of what she called Baby Tears (Soleirolia soleirolii or Helxine soleirolii) last summer. It looks like the Baby Tears I remember my mother had in SoCal.

I have been cleaning up all the debris and dead plants that didn't survive our 8ÂºF winter.

My 'baby tears' has mostly survived and has been leafing out. Patching some dead spots with live plant material, I realized that I was smelling the faintest odor of mint.

Now I think this so-called Baby Tears is really Corsican Mint (Mentha requienii), because I can't imagine Baby Tears surviving 8ÂºF.

The mint odor is very faint. Is there any visual way to differentiate between the two kinds of plants? I've looked at Google Images, and to tell the truth, they look mostly the same. Any tips?

Thanks!

Sue

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buyorsell888
13 years ago
Rub the leaves, Corsican Mint smells strongly of mint when you rub it.

There is no mint odor from baby tears. Visually they are pretty similar. Baby tears has smaller leaves that can rise up from the ground more.
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