Bacopa monnieri
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- buh-KOH-puh mon-ee-AIR-ee
- Description
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Monnier's Water-hyssop is a native perennial wildflower found in freshwater tidal marshes, riparian areas, streams, pools, and muddy shores. This plant is heat tolerant, but not drought tolerant at all. This plant is often used in hanging baskets and in aquariums and is sometimes sold for medicinal purposes.
The small succulent leaves are evergreen and the small white flowers have a long blooms season. Grow in moist to wet soils, along streams and ponds or in a bog garden in full sun to partial shade.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Bacopa
- Species:
- monnieri
- Family:
- Plantaginaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Used in Ayurvedic medicine
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Tropical and subtropical Americas
- Distribution:
- AL , AZ , CA , FL , GA , HI , LA , MD , MS , NC , OK , SC , TX , VA
- Wildlife Value:
- Host plant to White Peacock Butterfly
- Play Value:
- Wildlife Larval Host
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Creeping
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasional Flooding
- Occasionally Wet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 8b, 8a, 9b, 9a, 10b, 10a, 11b, 11a
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Fruit Description:
- Fruits are available June-November.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Bell
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Flowers bloom April until frost. They are bell-shaped, white with pinkish or blue tinges in color and occur in the axil of the leaves.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Fleshy
- Glossy
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Elliptical
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Small succulent leaves are oval, simple and opposite with entire margins.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Form:
- Straight
- Stem Surface:
- Smooth (glabrous)
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Hanging Baskets
- Pond
- Riparian
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Water Garden
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Moths
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Heat
- Wet Soil
