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They are a genus of mound forming perennials with a creeping habit.
Leaves are attractive, dentate and spoon shaped.
Flowers are very tiny, petite, white and five petalled.
Excellent for covering areas of ground quickly.
Essential info
Genus: Bacopa
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Species: B. monnieri
Common Names: Bacopa.
Classification: Perennial.
Height: 10cm (4inches).
Flowering: Throughout summer.
Where to plant info
Use this gardening plant for ground cover in borders and beds, rockeries, indeed anywhere you need ground cover.
Where: This gardening plant is ideal for bog gardens or grown at the edge of ponds.
It has a creeping habit, so you will need to keep it under check or it may become invasive.
Site: Grow them in full sun, they thrive in it!
Soil: They require very moist soil and are marginal, semi-aquatic.
Propagation info
By division in spring.
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