Giant Bacopa care guide
Bacopa caroliniana · Plantaginaceae
Giant Bacopa (Bacopa caroliniana) is an aquatic plant. It belongs to the Plantaginaceae family. It is native to South-eastern United States, in marshes both submersed and emersed. It needs high light. Water temperature: Tolerates about 4–29 °C. pH: 5.0 – 7.0. Care difficulty: Easy (crushed leaves smell of lemon). Growth rate: slow.
How do you care for Giant Bacopa?
| Light | High (needs plenty of light, at least about 0.5 W per litre; intense light with low nitrate turns it bronze, low phosphate a little pink) |
|---|---|
| CO₂ | Helpful but of relatively little importance |
| Temperature | Tolerates about 4–29 °C |
| pH | 5.0 – 7.0 |
| Placement | Midground (foreground in large tanks) as a terraced, stepped group |
| Growth | Slow |
| Difficulty | Easy (crushed leaves smell of lemon) |
| Family | Plantaginaceae |
How do you trim and propagate Giant Bacopa?
Cut top or side shoots and replant. It also forms runners from the stem bases that can be cut off and planted separately. Micro and macro nutrients help the plant slightly. A smaller-leaved and a variegated form also exist.
Where does Giant Bacopa come from?
South-eastern United States, in marshes both submersed and emersed · Biotope regions: North America.
Sources
- Bacopa caroliniana - Giant bacopa — Flowgrow Aquatic Plant Database (cites Kasselmann 2010)
- Bacopa caroliniana (Bacopa caroliniana) — Aquasabi plant fact sheet (its values are credited there to the Flowgrow databas
Care details checked against these sources on 2026-10-29.
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