Ornamental Bacopa Chaenostoma cordatum
Other Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Bacopa cordata
- Sutera cordata
- Sutera diffus
- Phonetic Spelling
- soo-TER-ah cor-DAH-tah
- Description
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A perennial groundcover, frequently grown as an annual in containers. Tolerates occasionally dry soil. The roots allow for easy division. Trailing stems; best grown in hanging baskets or containers; does only fair in the ground; not as vigorous with heat; water generously.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'African Sunset'
Sunset colored flowers - ‘Blue Showers’
Blue flowers - 'Calypso Jumbo White'
- ‘Lavender Showers’
- ‘Lavender Storm’
Purple flowers - ‘Snowflake’
Smaller flowers - ‘Snowstorm’
Larger flowers
- 'African Sunset'
- 'African Sunset', ‘Blue Showers’, 'Calypso Jumbo White', ‘Lavender Showers’, ‘Lavender Storm’, ‘Snowflake’, ‘Snowstorm’
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'African Sunset'
Sunset colored flowers - ‘Blue Showers’
Blue flowers - 'Calypso Jumbo White'
- ‘Lavender Showers’
- ‘Lavender Storm’
Purple flowers - ‘Snowflake’
Smaller flowers - ‘Snowstorm’
Larger flowers
- 'African Sunset'
- 'African Sunset', ‘Blue Showers’, 'Calypso Jumbo White', ‘Lavender Showers’, ‘Lavender Storm’, ‘Snowflake’, ‘Snowstorm’
- Tags:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Chaenostoma
- Species:
- cordatum
- Family:
- Scrophulariaceae
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Southern Africa
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 3 in. - 0 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Ground Cover
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Cascading
- Multi-stemmed
- Spreading
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- 12 inches-3 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 9a, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Produces blooms at branch tips summer through fall. Small, white, five-petals, “perfect” (monoecious, contains both male and female reproductive organs, colored yellow) up to 2 centimeters (1 inch) in diameter
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Shape:
- Cordate
- Leaf Margin:
- Dentate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Dark-green, thin, heart-shaped
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Landscape Theme:
- Rock Garden
