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Pilea depressa 'Tiny Tears'

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About This Product

Species Name: Pilea depressa 

Common name(s)Depressed Clearweed, Tiny Toes, Leprechaun Toes

Defining Characteristics: 

  • Tropical ground cover plant with a plethora of miniature creeping leaves
  • Smaller leaves than the 'Baby Tears' variety
  • Grows well in mixed planted pots, as a groundcover, or thrives in a vivarium
  • Leaves are tiny and vibrant with scalloped edges

Recommended Pot Size: Small - Medium 

Josh’s Frogs offers a wide variety of glass terrariums, container garden soils, drainage layers, and other supplies for all of your indoor gardening needs.

 

Temperature requirement: 65-75 °F

Humidity:  Moderate (30-70%) -  Humid (70-100%)

Watering frequency: Regular watering needs. Water once the top half-inch of soil becomes dry.

Lighting:   Partial Shade  

Soil type: Well-draining potting soil or a prepared soil mixture such as Josh's Frogs Potting Soil mix offered Here

Growth rate: Moderate - Fast

Height: Creeps along the surface up to 12”

Origin: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti

Regional locality: Grows creeping as ground cover in tropical rainforests

USDA Hardiness Zone: 10 -12

Suggested Vivarium/ Animal Terrarium Use:

 

Aquatic 

Temperate 

  • Frogs & Toads
  • Lizards & turtles
  • Aquatic Set-ups
  • Frogs & Toads ✔
  • Lizards & turtles ✔
  • Snakes ✔
  • Geckos ✔
  • Temperate Vivariums ✔

Tropical

Desert 

  • Frogs & Toads ✔
  • Lizards & turtles ✔
  • Snakes ✔
  • Geckos ✔
  • Tropical Vivariums ✔
  • Toads
  • Lizards and tortoises
  • Geckos
  • Desert Vivariums

Care Notes: Place in a well-draining area. This plant does not do well in consistently wet environments. 

Shipping Notes: 

As a good practice, Josh's Frogs recommends washing all plants thoroughly removing as much soil as possible with dechlorinated water before placing them in their final home. Live plants may vary in color, size, and appearance.

The plant pictured is in a 2.5" pot.

Shipping

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Import/export restrictions on this product require that it can only be shipped to destinations within the United States.

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This product is covered under our Live Arrival Guarantee. If your insect/animal does not arrive in good health, we'll make it right, provided the following criteria are met:

  • If shipped Two Day, the temperature experienced during shipping must remain between -20 and 120 °F.
  • If shipped Next Day, the temperature experienced during shipping must remain between -40 and 120 °F.
  • If shipped Ground, the temperature experienced during shipping must remain between 20 and 100 °F.

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Customer Reviews

Based on 13 reviews

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Reviews

Matthew

Arrived safe and sound

Reviewed on March 28, 2026.

Bought these to use as ground cover in my hermit crab terrarium. They arrived in great condition and I planted them yesterday. Always happy with how carefully Josh's Frogs packages their plants, I buy all my terrarium plants here and I've never had one come damaged or fail to take root.

Jenna

Happy little plant, lush

Reviewed on February 3, 2026.

This is sooo cute! Very lush and sweet, it's the most darling little thing. Going to look awesome with firebelly toads. It's also larger than I originally thought, they did a good job growing this one. I'm so satisfied.

Dakota

Vivarium Plants

Reviewed on May 22, 2025.

Ordered this plant for an upcoming tank build. The plant was healthy and looked great!

Cindy

Adorable leaves - wish I bought another!

This plant is just so cute! Just as described, it also is pretty sturdy for a small vining plant. I plan to get a second one to help carpet more of my vivarium!

Adriano

Still kicking after a week

My PDF setup has pretty moist substrate so everything but the wandering jew died off. I am lowering the waterlevel but there is a waterfall that the frogs love to sit in the pools it makes so the substrate is always moist. This is supposed to do ok, I know it said it will go through a transition phase while the roots acclimate, it is still green, but not doing as well as the other water feature plant. I hope it decides to live and make a cushy pillow for my froggies.

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