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blue waterhyssop
Scientific Name: Bacopa caroliniana
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Blue Water Hyssop
The plant known as Blue Water Hyssop encompasses several Bacopa species, often including Bacopa caroliniana. This plant is admired for its potential to thrive both submerged in water and emerging above it.
Considerations for Pets
- Some sources mention the plant having "hairy" stems, which may present a textural interest to pets.
Scientific Name and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Bacopa caroliniana
- Common Names: Blue Water Hyssop, Water Hyssop, Lemon Bacopa, Sweet Water-hyssop, Carolina Water-hyssop, Coastal Water-hyssop
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Scrophulariaceae
Distribution and Habitat
- Found in coastal states from Maryland to Texas, though sometimes found inland in semi-wet environments.
- Grows in Florida.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Can grow immersed or emersed.
- Trailing plant, reaching 1" to 2" in height.
- Produces blue flowers when grown emersed.
- Oval green leaves grown from hairy sprawling greenish brown stems.
- Flowers are bell-shaped and white, sometimes tinted with blue or pink.
- "Scopia Gulliver Blue" variety has small blue flowers.
- Succulent.
- Aromatic light green crossed leaf arrangement.
Ecological Role
- Serves as a butterfly nectar plant.
Additional Information
- Commonly used in aquariums.