Bacopa monnieri
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Water Hyssop, Herb-of-grace
Plantaginaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | to 6 inches ft tall by extensive mats ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,pink | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
| Noted for: | Showy flowers, Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Low ground-hugging ground cover in restoration areas, in ditches, and on wetland edges. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Considerations: | It can become aggressive in the right conditions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed, division, and cuttings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Specialty providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Aquatic (always flooded) ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Aquatic (always flooded) ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of inundation with brackish water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Larval host plant for white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterflies. Insect pollinated. Attracts low-flying butterflies including the white peacock which use the nectar. | |
| Native Habitats: | Lakes edges, stream floodplains, marshes, swamps |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures