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Chaenostoma cordatum 'Scopia Double White' (Scopia Series) (Water hyssop 'Scopia Double White')
1 hour care
per year
per year
0.25m
Max height
Max height
0.3m
Max spread
Max spread
5-10 years
To maturity
To maturity
Plant details
Botanical name
Chaenostoma cordatum 'Scopia Double White' (Scopia Series)
Other names
Water hyssop 'Scopia Double White', Bacopa 'Scopia Double White', Sutera 'Scopia Double White'
Genus
Chaenostoma Chaenostoma
Variety or Cultivar
'Scopia Double White' _ 'Scopia Double White' is a tender, prostrate to trailing, woody evergreen perennial, often grown as annual, with broadly ovate to elliptic, scalloped or toothed, light to mid-green leaves and salverform, tubular, frilled, double, white flowers in summer.
Chaenostoma cordatum 'Scopia Double White' (Scopia Series) is: Evergreen
Habit
Spreading, Trailing
Flower
White in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
Aphids Aphids
General care
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
Chaenostoma cordatum 'Scopia Double White' (Scopia Series) (Water hyssop 'Scopia Double White') will reach a height of 0.25m and a spread of 0.3m after 5-10 years.
Suggested uses
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover, Hanging baskets, Low Maintenance, Underplanting
Cultivation
Plant in moist, peaty, slightly acid soil. Can tolerate shade. Keep soil moist, well drained. Flowers will drop if underwatered.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Tender in frost (H3)
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Botanical name
Chaenostoma cordatum 'Scopia Double White' (Scopia Series)
Other names
Water hyssop 'Scopia Double White', Bacopa 'Scopia Double White', Sutera 'Scopia Double White'
Genus
Chaenostoma Chaenostoma
Variety or Cultivar
'Scopia Double White' _ 'Scopia Double White' is a tender, prostrate to trailing, woody evergreen perennial, often grown as annual, with broadly ovate to elliptic, scalloped or toothed, light to mid-green leaves and salverform, tubular, frilled, double, white flowers in summer.
Native to
Garden origin
Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Spreading, Trailing
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Colour
Flower
White in Summer
Foliage
Dark-green in All seasons
How to care
Watch out for
Specific pests
General care
Propagation methods
Seed
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Where to grow
Chaenostoma cordatum 'Scopia Double White' (Scopia Series) (Water hyssop 'Scopia Double White') will reach a height of 0.25m and a spread of 0.3m after 5-10 years.
Suggested uses
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover, Hanging baskets, Low Maintenance, Underplanting
Cultivation
Plant in moist, peaty, slightly acid soil. Can tolerate shade. Keep soil moist, well drained. Flowers will drop if underwatered.
Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Soil pH
Acid, Neutral
Light
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
Aspect
North, South, East, West
Exposure
Sheltered
UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.
Tender in frost (H3)
USDA zones
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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