“Bio Mizukusa No Mori” in-vitro cup plant, Micranthemum umbrosum ‘Monte carlo’.

• Also known as Micranthemum sp. “Monte Carlo”
• Great ground cover
• Forms compact flat cushions
• Can also be grown overhanging
• Not very demanding
• S cup

A highly interesting and recommendable ground-covering plant that’s still a rarity. It was collected on a riverbank in the province Misiones in North Argentine by some Japanese, and it was named after the place where it was found: Micranthemum sp. “Montecarlo-3”. This plant is also known under the name “New Large Pearl Grass”, and in South America as “Bacopita”. It looks like a larger version of Hemianthus callitrichoides, but it is also somewhat similar to “standard” Micranthemum umbrosum. It grows flat on the ground, forming a compact mat. The roundish leaves are a bit smaller and of a darker green than those of M. umbrosum. When planted in an elevated place, loose shoots will bow to the ground. This Micranthemum is easier in cultivation than Hemianthus callitrichoides.

Sterile cultivated aquatic plant, free from algae, parasites, germs and foreign plants. The sterile cups are available in two sizes, S and M. Where the bottoms of the cups have the same diameter, the M cup is significantly taller to allow higher-growing plants to develop properly.