Description
This bushy-growing stem plant sports a tremendously intensive light shade of green. Under strong light, the younger leaves may show a shade of reddish colour. With its soft, thin underwater leaves and its loose habit, Bacopa australis differs very much from Bacopa caroliniana and B. monnieri, whose leaves are significantly thicker and whose overall apperance is far more rigid.
Like any other bushy aquatic plant, B. australis may be trimmed with a pair of scissors. Please make sure the bush does not develop too dense a growth, or else the lower parts of the stems may die off as they do not get enough light. B. australis is propagated by cuttings, which grow to new plants quite soon after being planted.
Common names
Southern Bacopa
Complete botanical name
Bacópa austrális V. C. Souza
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Bacopa
Difficulty
medium
Colour
light green
Usage
Background, Midground, Foreground, group
Aquascaping
well-branched, bushy
Height
10 – 40cm
Width
2 – 4cm
Growth
fast
pH value
5 – 8
Temperature tolerance
4 – 35°C
Carbonate hardness
0 – 21°dKH
General hardness
0 – 30°dGH
Propagation
Cuttings
Can grow emersed?
yes
Source
Flowgrow
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