Bacopa

Sutera cordata

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Overview

Rose Bacopa, or Sutera cordata 'Rose', is a delicate trailing annual with soft pink flowers scattered over fresh green foliage from planting to hard frost. It grows 4-10 inches tall and spreads 12-24 inches with a mounding, spilling habit. Best in part sun to sun, average water, and well-drained soil; it is self-cleaning and easy in containers, edging, or groundcover. Hardy in USDA Zones 9-11.

Water Medium

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — It grows 4-10 inches tall and spreads 12-24 inches with a mounding, spilling habit

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — and well-drained soil; it is self-cleaning and easy in containers

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — commonly referred to as Rose Bacopa

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — is a charming mounding-trailing annual from the Proven Winners® collection

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — Its small pink flowers appear in generous succession from planting until hard frost

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — scattered like confetti over fresh green foliage

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — The overall effect is delicate rather than showy

Culture

Water: Medium

Shape & size

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

Classification

Family: Scrophulariaceae

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Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — It grows 4-10 inches tall and spreads 12-24 inches with a mounding, spilling habit

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — and well-drained soil; it is self-cleaning and easy in containers

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — commonly referred to as Rose Bacopa

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — is a charming mounding-trailing annual from the Proven Winners® collection

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — Its small pink flowers appear in generous succession from planting until hard frost

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — scattered like confetti over fresh green foliage

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — The overall effect is delicate rather than showy

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — Rose Bacopa typically grows 4 to 10 inches tall and trails or spreads 12 to 24 inches wide

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — making it especially useful where a low

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — cascading habit is desired

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — where its trailing stems can spill softly over the rim

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — Though grown as an annual in most climates

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — Sutera cordata is hardy in USDA Zones 9a through 11b

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — where it may persist in frost-free conditions

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — so deadheading is not necessary

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — but even watering is key to maintaining uninterrupted bloom

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — it may not wilt visibly when dry; instead

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — drought stress can cause it to drop flowers and buds

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — with rebloom taking time to recover

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — Regular feeding in containers

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — or compost-enriched garden soil

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — floriferous display.<br><br>In design work

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — Rose Bacopa is a lovely filler for patio pots

Bacopa (Sutera cordata) — It also works beautifully as an edging plant

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