How to grow Brahmi

Bacopa monnieri

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This plant can be grown hydroponically.²

Growing Brahmi from seed

Grows from nodes on the spreading vines.

Transplanting Brahmi

spreads vigourously once established and well watered.

Brahmi is tender, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

How long does Brahmi take to grow?

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Brahmi Etymology

The genus name Bacopa is from an Indian aboriginal name in French Guiana, referred to by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fuséé Aublet in his 1775 Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Francoise¹. The species name monnieri is for the French botanist Louis Guillaume Le Monnier (sometimes written as Lemonnier) (1717-1799)¹.

Other names for Brahmi

Herb of Grace, Waterhyssop, Water Hyssop, Thyme-leafed Gratiola, Indian Pennywort

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell, Bacopa monniera, Bramia monnieri (L.) Pennell, Gratiola monnieria L., Herpestes monnieria (L.) Kunth, Herpestis fauriei H.Lev., Herpestis monniera, Herpestris monnieria, Lysimachia monnieri L., Moniera cuneifolia Michx.

Misspellings: Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell, Bacopa monniera, Bramia monnieri (L.) Pennell, Gratiola monnieria L., Herpestes monnieria (L.) Kunth, Herpestis fauriei H.Lev., Herpestis monniera, Herpestris monnieria, Lysimachia monnieri L., Moniera cuneifolia Michx., Bramia monnieri (L.) Drake,

Footnotes

¹ California Plant Names: Latin and Greek Meanings and Derivations. A Dictionary of Botanical and Biographical Etymology. Compiled by Michael L. Charters

² en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacopa_monnieri