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Irish Moss
Scientific Name: Sagina subulata (Sw.) C. Presl
Synonym: Arenaria verna
Family: Caryophyllaceae ...
Additional Comments: The mucilage present in Irish moss is used in large quantities by the food industry to make jellies or aspic and as a smooth binder. It finds a use in cosmetics as a skin softener.
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Irish Moss, Helxine soleirolii, Baby's Tears
The one type grown, Soleirolia soleirolii, is common both in the indoor window garden and the warm-climate rock garden. These creeping plants have tiny, round, bright green leaves that form a dense mat.
Baby bamboo (Pogonatherum paniceum) spreads a canopy of lacy foliage over deep green Irish moss in this planting that recalls a Northwest shade garden.
NextGardening with ornamental grasses: Purple haze
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Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris [English]: Iris 'Irish Moss'
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris [English]: Iris 'Jade Jewels'
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris [English]: Iris 'Jade Stone'
Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris [English]: Iris 'James Bond' ...
At the far end is Sagina subulata or Irish Moss, not a real moss of course, but sure looks like it is. It too needs sunlight so we put it where the shade-path ends, but it has spread even up into the shadier places on its own.
THYROID
Herbs Used: Irish Moss, Kelp, Parsley, Black Walnut, Sarsparilla
Other uses: Fatigue, Glands, Lymphatic System
TUMORS
Herbs Used: Chaparral, Red Clover, Taheebo (Pau d'arco)
Other uses: Cleansing, Blood Disorders ...
angel's tears, baby tears, baby's tears, babytears, Corsican carpet, Corscian carpet plant, Corsican curse, helxine, Irish moss, Japanese moss, mind your own business, mind-your-own-business, mother of thousands, Pollyanna vine
Family
Urticaceae ...
Helxine soleirolii - Baby Tears, Irish Moss
Hemerocallis hybrids--Daylily
HEMEROCALLIS INSECTS ...
Nombres relacionados: Botelho crespo (gallego y/o portugués), Botelho rino (gallego y/o portugués), Carragaén (castellano), Carragheen moss (inglés), Gigartina mamillosa (sinónimo), Gigartinaceae (familia), Irish Moss (inglés), ...
and hard edges for a modern pathway, or a meandering flagstone path for an English garden look, pavers make great walkways. Some pavers are used with cement to link them together, while others lay pavers with pebbles or plants, such as Irish moss.
Unrelated plants sharing the name moss include the club moss, flowering moss, or pyxie (of the diapensia family), Irish moss, or carrageen (see algae), reindeer moss (a lichen), and Spanish moss.
 See also: Moss, Green, Sagina subulata, May, Medic
  
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