Common
name: "Glory Plant" or "Bacopa"
Latin name: Sutera grandiflora cultivar
Class:
Annual
Growth habit: Mound forming
Max height: 6" - 12"
Spread: 12" - 18"
Flowers: Late spring - summer
Available cultivars: 10+ Origin:
Hybrid
Sunshine:
Water:
Pictured: Bacopa
'Purple Knight'
Cultivation:
Bacopa 'Purple Knight' produces masses of small saucer shaped
purple flowers during late spring to summer. Its growth habit is somewhat mounding... yet still trailing.
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 Purple Knight in fertile well drained
soil in a cool semi-shaded location. Bacopa is beautiful cascading over walls and ledges.
Potential pests ~ diseases: Aphids.
