Common
name: "Glory Plant" or "Bacopa"
Latin name: Sutera grandiflora cultivar
Class:
Annual
Growth habit: Trailing
Max height: 3" - 5"
Spread: 10" - 18"
Flowers: Late spring - summer
Available cultivars: 10+ Origin:
Hybrid
Sunshine:
Water:
Pictured: Bacopa
'Gold 'n Pearls'
Cultivation:
Here in Colorado Bacopa is best suited to be grown
in containers. They are excellent for trailing over the edge of
mixed patio pots... or in hanging baskets. It is possible to grow Bacopa in the ground.
Plant Bacopa Gold 'n Pearls in fertile well drained soil in a cool shaded location.
Its quite useful for cascading
over walls and ledges. Gold 'n Pearls was the first
variegated form of Sutera to be introduced to gardeners. It may be
difficult to find at your local garden center.
Potential pests ~ diseases: Aphids.
