How to grow Bacopa

Chaenostoma cordatum

C. cordatum requires a free draining soil and is adaptable to sun and shade. During the heat of summer it will probably require additional moisture to continue flowering. It is sensitive to frost and not particularly drought tolerant. It is relatively pest-free, but white flies can occasionally be encountered. Treat these with an insecticide specific for these insects.1

How long does Bacopa take to grow?

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Bacopa Etymology

The genus name Chaenostoma means gaping mouth, while cordatum refers to the more or less heart-shaped leaves1.

It was originally named Manulea cordata in 1800, but re-named Chaenostoma cordatum in 1836, because of the basal corolla tube and bell- or funnel-shaped throat. In 1891, the name was changed to Sutera as it was thought the two genera were the same. The genus Sutera was kept until 2005 when DNA-sequencing showed there is enough evidence for these genera to be separated, and the name was reverted to the previous name, Chaenostoma, for the group of the species including C. cordatum. It is sometimes referred to as Bacopa but it is not certain where the use of this name originated.1

Bacopa Folklore & Trivia

This flower was created to promote the Nintendo game ‘pikmin’ the flower resembles the appearance of the flower on the yellow ‘pikmin’ a fictional plant/animal hybrid.

Other names for Bacopa

Pikmin Flower, Trailing phlox, ornamental bacopa

Bacopa cordata,

Footnotes

1 Chaenostoma cordatum on the South African National Biodiversity website, PlantzAfrica:http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/chaenostomacord.htm


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