Bacopa

[rubyduby]

I planted this bacopa at the base of my waterfall about two months ago where it trails in my stream. It just gets longer and I am wondering if it would do better in a quieter location. Does it look okay?

 

[brokensword]

I planted this bacopa at the base of my waterfall about two months ago where it trails in my stream. It just gets longer and I am wondering if it would do better in a quieter location. Does it look okay?

ah, hmm, I don't even recognize it as bacopa...mine had little round leaves and small purple flowers, was more a 'mound'. Tried to keep it alive over winter but it petered out when I tried to put it back in the pond the next spring. Now, I don't bother as I have other plants that do better for me.

Others can chime in and give you their ponding eyes...

 

[rubyduby]

ah, hmm, I don't even recognize it as bacopa...mine had little round leaves and small purple flowers, was more a 'mound'. Tried to keep it alive over winter but it petered out when I tried to put it back in the pond the next spring. Now, I don't bother as I have other plants that do better for me.

Others can chime in and give you their ponding eyes.

The pics on the internet don't look like it either and that is why I thought something is wrong with it...The woman who I bought it from is very knowledgeable though so I doubt she would make a mistake...Thanks for the input

 

[SarahT]

I can't figure out what it is; looks nice. Sort of like Rapunzel, but with green hair?

 

[rubyduby]

I can't figure out what it is; looks nice. Sort of like Rapunzel, but with green hair?

I sent the pic to the woman who sold it to me in hopes that she can identify it or re-identify it if she made a mistake

 

[GBBUDD]

It looks like a plant that likes water but prefers calmer water as it is only growing along the edges try moving it to a quite spot in the pond start with an area like 4 inches deep and see where it goes from there bacopa can grow totally submerged

 

[rubyduby]

I just heard back from the woman who sold me the plant and this is her reply:

"It is Bacopa monnieri or water purslane. In clear water it can grow submerged and is adaptable to different water depths. The flowers are small and white with blue in the summer".

 

[rubyduby]

It looks like a plant that likes water but prefers calmer water as it is only growing along the edges try moving it to a quite spot in the pond start with an area like 4 inches deep and see where it goes from there bacopa can grow totally submerged

Thank you GBBUDD...I will move it to calmer water tomorrow (it's a brisk 57 degrees here tonight

 

[GBBUDD]

we are having a heat wave it's 40

 

[Mmathis]

I’m used to Lemon bacopa (bacopa Caroliniana, or something like that).

 

[Marck]

If anyone else here thinks they're experiencing deja vu, no, there actually is another thread from the end of December discussing the identity of this exact same plant.

I'll now continue the repetition by again mentioning the two very different plants called 'bacopa'.

Bacopa monnieri and Bacopa caroliniana are both species of 'true' Water-Bacopa, a largely aquatic genus in the Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae), with various species native to most tropical and subtropical regions, though not Australia or Oceania.

Members of the genus Bacopa are sometimes confused with a quite different terrestrial plant known as
Garden Bacopa (Chaenostoma cordatum, formerly Sutera cordata), which is in the Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae) and is native to southern Africa.

 

[Dimelius]

Like GB said if want see in its best shape need a slow water zone...and if you want increase it, you have to cut the top "flower leaves" so will spread from the laterals.
Like trees if you want that will spread and stop growing at top, need cut the top. the top produces an hormone that block the laterals branches from growing.

 

[rubyduby]

I’m used to Lemon bacopa (bacopa Caroliniana, or something like that).

If anyone else here thinks they're experiencing deja vu, no, there actually is another thread from the end of December discussing the identity of this exact same plant.

I'll now continue the repetition by again mentioning the two very different plants called 'bacopa'.

Bacopa monnieri and Bacopa caroliniana are both species of 'true' Water-Bacopa, a largely aquatic genus in the Plantain Family (Plantaginaceae), with various species native to most tropical and subtropical regions, though not Australia or Oceania.

Members of the genus Bacopa are sometimes confused with a quite different terrestrial plant known as
Garden Bacopa (Chaenostoma cordatum, formerly Sutera cordata), which is in the Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae) and is native to southern Africa.

Thank you for taking the time to explain this Marck

 

[rubyduby]

Like GB said if want see in its best shape need a slow water zone...and if you want increase it, you have to cut the top "flower leaves" so will spread from the laterals.
Like trees if you want that will spread and stop growing at top, need cut the top. the top produces an hormone that block the laterals branches from growing.

this is what makes this forum special...thank you for explaining this to me Dimelius, I had no idea how to manage this plant

 

[rubyduby]

Like GB said if want see in its best shape need a slow water zone...and if you want increase it, you have to cut the top "flower leaves" so will spread from the laterals.
Like trees if you want that will spread and stop growing at top, need cut the top. the top produces an hormone that block the laterals branches from growing.

What do you mean by the top flower leaves Dimelius? This is long and stringy with leaves here and there..I am not exactly sure what you mean for me to do....Is the top the very ends of each tendril or do you mean the top of each leaf cluster? Make believe you are talking to a young child because when it comes to pruning I am challenged I really appreciate the advice because, yes, I want it to grow thicker instead of longer...