Blue III Sutera

Sutera cordata

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Overview

Blue III Bacopa, or Sutera cordata 'Blue III', is a mounding-trailing annual from Proven Winners® with masses of blue-lavender flowers over fresh green foliage. It grows 4-10 inches tall and spreads 12-24 inches, more bushy-spreading than long-trailing. Give it part sun to sun, well-drained soil, average water, and regular feeding in containers; avoid drought to keep blooms steady. Hardy in USDA Zones 9-11.

Water Medium

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — It grows 4-10 inches tall and spreads 12-24 inches, more bushy-spreading than long-trailing

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — and regular feeding in containers; avoid drought to keep blooms steady

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — The Sutera cordata 'Blue III'

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — is a mounding-trailing annual in the Proven Winners® collection

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — commonly referred to as Blue III Bacopa

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — abundant color and polished container performance

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — Its petite blue-lavender flowers appear in generous sprays over fresh green foliage

Culture

Water: Medium

Shape & size

Mature height: 0.33333334–0.8333333 Ft.
Mature width: 1–2 Ft.

Classification

Family: Scrophulariaceae

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Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — It grows 4-10 inches tall and spreads 12-24 inches, more bushy-spreading than long-trailing

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — and regular feeding in containers; avoid drought to keep blooms steady

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — The Sutera cordata 'Blue III'

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — is a mounding-trailing annual in the Proven Winners® collection

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — commonly referred to as Blue III Bacopa

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — abundant color and polished container performance

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — Its petite blue-lavender flowers appear in generous sprays over fresh green foliage

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — airy texture from planting time to hard frost

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — The blooms read as a cool purple-blue in the garden

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — catching light beautifully at the edge of a pot or along the front of a border

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — and they are attractive to bees without demanding fussy grooming.<br><br>Compact but generous

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — Blue III Bacopa typically reaches 4 to 10 inches tall and spreads 12 to 24 inches wide

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — with plants spaced about 8 to 12 inches apart for a full

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — In warm climates it is hardy in USDA Zones 9a through 11b

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — though it is most often treated as a refined

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — long-blooming annual in seasonal plantings

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — Gardeners often find it behaves more like a bushy spreader than an extremely long trailer

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — with well-drained soil and consistent average moisture

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — In hotter regions, a little protection from intense midday sun helps preserve its lushness and bloom quality

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — so deadheading is not necessary

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — but steady watering is important: when drought-stressed

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — Sutera may drop flowers and buds before it visibly wilts

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — then take a couple of weeks to return to full bloom

Blue III Sutera (Sutera cordata) — Regular feeding in containers

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