TCulture Bacopa Australis (Pot)

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