Bacopa (Sutera cordata)

Sutera cordata, Bacopa - Seward, Alaska - July 2002

That's a beautiful hanging basket! Do you grow your Bacopa by seed?
yvana :)

Hi, Yvana. No, unfortunately, this was hanging from the porch of a local liquor store! I think you have to have root stock to grow this one. It is really a beauty, isn't it?

This can be grown from seed.

Good to know, Evert. I've looked all over for seed. It must take a long time to grow, since I've only seen it in the seed catalogs as rooted starts. Let me know if you see a catalog that sells seed.

I thought Bacopa was a Proven Winner and therefore seeds would not be available. I've grown it for a long time and have never seen it produce seeds. If there is an outlet for seeds, I'd sure be interested in getting some too.

Every year I see Bacopa and love it so buy about 6 for my large planters on east side of garage. They look very nice for a couple of months, then no matter what i do they just get so ratty looking that I remove them and let the other plants in the pots take over. Last year I had 3 Stock Tudor Tapestry in each pot. I grew from seed from T&M, they bloomed and bloomed and bloomed. Last ones got pretty badly frosted with the really cold weather we had the end of Oct, but survived until about a month ago. Only had a few seed left, planted them a week or so ago and they are coming up. I ordered some more seed from T&M a month ago but they had a problem with my Visa as someone in the office transposed some of the numbers, took 10 days to get that straightened out so haven't gotten my sees yet. Donna

When my Bacopa starts to get ratty looking I just tuck the whole section into the soil, leaving the healthy green ends above the soil. This really seems to revive the whole plant! Try it!
yvana :)

Does anyone know where you can by bacopa seeds

Postey, I think they are not available from seed, but as plants. I think most nurseries purchase them as plugs and grow them to size for sale. Here is a site that refers to propagation from stem cuttings: http://www.ecke.com/datasheets/ff_ffx_bac_sutera.htm

Thank you all for your feedback. Never heard of this Bacopa and am now going to try it. But it is not the one I am searching for. Could swear it was in the Petunia family and called "Million Bells" Anyway flowers are very tiny and stems are not so thick and woody.

I will keep working on it and if I find will let you know.

Thanks Again!

borninnyc

Here you go! : http://davesgarden.com/pf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=million+bells&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&searcher%5Bcultivar%5D=&searcher%5Bhybridizer%5D=&search_prefs%5Bsort_by%5D=rating&images_prefs=both&Search=Search

I'm confused. I thought Bacopa was a genus:

Bacopa carolinnia -> http://www.aquariumgarden.com/store/cart.php?target=product&product_id=9293&category_id=1410

Bacopa monneri ->http://www.aquariumgarden.com/store/cart.php?target=product&product_id=9294&category_id=1410

Is this like that amaryllis-hippeastrum mixup? If not, somebody set me straight, because I've got a whole lot of Bacopa growing in my 75 gallon. Any other underwater gardeners out there???

It's strange what apt living does to a gardener. You'll find any place to grow! The aquaria are only a beginning. I'm trying a terrarium next!

Bacopa is a genus, but the majority of the species within the Bacopa genus have been transferred over to the Sutera genus, making Bacopa a synonym. I just did a quick look-see, and I found some PlantFile entries that need some updating. Thanks for the nudge.

Good info! Thanks, guys!