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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 2 to 4 inches (5-10cm)
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Ornamental Bacopa
  • Terrestrial Bacopa
  • Bacopa
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sutera cordata
  • Synonym: Chaenostoma cordatum

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Location: Aberdeen, NC (Aberdeen Feed and Seed supply store)
Date: March 28, 2023
Ornamental Bacopa #196 nn; A member of the figwort family.
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2023

Date: 2022-03-27
Location: Cooks Nursery, Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-03-26
Location: Cooks Nursery, Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-03-26
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2011-11-06
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-05-21
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Location: Olympia, WA
Date: 5/22/13
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