bacopa
5.0 out of 5 (4 experiences)
About bacopa
This perennial groundcover is grown as an annual in containers. The roots allow for easy division. It is best grown in hanging baskets or containers.
Taxonomy
Chaenostoma cordatum
Chaenostoma
Scrophulariaceae
Lamiales
Also known as
bacopa, ornamental bacopa and Sutera cordata
How to care for bacopa
How often to water your bacopa
bacopa needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for bacopa in your home
bacopa may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize bacopa
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your bacopa after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for bacopa
bacopa
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 3ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
This is one of my favorite plants. It blooms constantly and has so many pretty flowers. It was happy in the filtered sunlight through the trees around my house and moist soil. Bloomed all summer long and into winter until I forgot to bring it inside before it froze. Definitely recommend.