Bacopa caroliniana
Blue water hyssop, Blue waterhyssop, Giant red bacopa, Lemon bacopa, Adenosma amplexicaulis, Adenosma caroliniana, Obolaria caroliniana, Blue hyssop, Water hyssop, Bacopa amplexicaulis, Herpestes amplexicaulis, Herpestes caroliniana
Bacopa Bacopa
B. caroliniana - B. caroliniana is an upright or creeping, aromatic, moisture-loving or aquatic, borderline hardy, rhizomatous perennial with fleshy, hairy stems bearing succulent, ovate to broadly elliptic, olive green leaves, bronze in bright light, and open-bell-shaped, blue flowers blooming from the leaf axils in summer.
Bacopa caroliniana is: Evergreen
All parts have a lemon-mint scent when crushed.
Creeping, Upright
Blue in Summer
Olive green in All seasons
Aphids Aphids
If submerged, remove unsightly lower leaves as necessary.
Division, Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Bacopa caroliniana (Blue water hyssop) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Aquatic, Beds and borders, Bog garden, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Waterside
Grow in moderately fertile, preferably acid to neutral, moist or boggy soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade & brackish water. Suitable for growing as a submerged aquatic plant in tanks or small ponds. Grows upright when submerged. Leaf colour is bronze or red in strong light, especially in aquariums.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy
Boggy damp conditions, Moisture-retentive, Pond/In water
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Bacopa caroliniana
Blue water hyssop, Blue waterhyssop, Giant red bacopa, Lemon bacopa, Adenosma amplexicaulis, Adenosma caroliniana, Obolaria caroliniana, Blue hyssop, Water hyssop, Bacopa amplexicaulis, Herpestes amplexicaulis, Herpestes caroliniana
Bacopa Bacopa
B. caroliniana - B. caroliniana is an upright or creeping, aromatic, moisture-loving or aquatic, borderline hardy, rhizomatous perennial with fleshy, hairy stems bearing succulent, ovate to broadly elliptic, olive green leaves, bronze in bright light, and open-bell-shaped, blue flowers blooming from the leaf axils in summer.
Eastern North America
Evergreen
All parts have a lemon-mint scent when crushed.
Creeping, Upright
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Blue in Summer
Olive green in All seasons
If submerged, remove unsightly lower leaves as necessary.
Division, Seed, Stem tip cuttings
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Bacopa caroliniana (Blue water hyssop) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Aquatic, Beds and borders, Bog garden, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Waterside
Grow in moderately fertile, preferably acid to neutral, moist or boggy soil in full sun. Tolerates light shade & brackish water. Suitable for growing as a submerged aquatic plant in tanks or small ponds. Grows upright when submerged. Leaf colour is bronze or red in strong light, especially in aquariums.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy
Boggy damp conditions, Moisture-retentive, Pond/In water
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7
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Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Boggy damp conditions, Moisture-retentive, Pond/In water | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | North, South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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