This plant was discovered in South Africa back in 1993. It is also called the pimp. The bush blooms almost constantly from spring to October, flowering takes several steps, each of which has its own peak of abundance and a period of reduced flowering. The plant is grown as an ampoule or ground cover. This article describes how to choose the right plant variety and how to care for it.
Bacopa ampelous - types and varieties
It is divided into aquatic and terrestrial species. The former are popular among people engaged in aquariums and rare species of fish, they are called Bacopa Monnier, there is also a special kind of plant for aquariums - Bacopa Caroline or Bacopa Monnieri. Vodnaya feels great in warm aquariums, in them the water temperature should not be lower than 25 degrees, it is also necessary to provide good lighting. In the bacopa water, ampelous can also bloom. Bacopa propagation is vegetative or from a seed.
What does a bush look like
The terrestrial type of sutra has an interesting feature. Ampel bacopa flower with proper care can bloom all year. On it, at the base of each petal, buds first appear. When they grow to the right size, they begin to bloom all at once. For several weeks, the plant is covered with white flowers. Then comes the time of slow withering, a new green appears. This period lasts up to 25 days, during which time new buds are formed. And the suter again begins to bloom profusely.
Note! Each new bloom will be stronger than the previous.
What is bacopa?
A plant called Sutra, went on sale in Russia relatively recently. It refers to a subspecies of plantain, whose representatives are mostly related to aquatic plants. Suthera looks like a small bush strewn with flowers with small petals. The plant is loved not only by people involved in flowers, but also by various designers. It is constantly used to design flower beds, loggias and other things.
In nature, the bacopa plant grows in a subtropical and tropical climate near lakes, canals and swamps. Its stems are rapidly crawling on the ground and growing in new terrain. Initially, a superficial ampelous overgrown only with white flowers. But over time, scientists have come up with different options: with a variety of flowers, large buds, double terry. It blooms well from the beginning of summer to the end of October. He tolerates rains calmly, the flowers do not crumble and look beautiful.
To choose the right variety, you need to rely on the conditions in which the bacopa will grow. For example, a suther with large or double buds is more moody than the classic species. Therefore, to create vertical compositions, it is advisable to use unpretentious varieties, since such a suter has long shoots, they will look good with ordinary colors. Top dressing needs to be added only in the spring or in the summer, sometimes in the fall.
Flowering bush
But, when it starts to get colder and the first frosts begin, all top dressing ends. Apply the additive, alternating with organic matter (bird droppings) and full mineral fertilizer. Bacopa supplement is purchased at the pharmacy.
To make the plant luxuriant, it is advisable to constantly pinch the top of the stems. After pruning, apical cuttings remain, of which, if desired, new shrubs can be grown. Pinching is required even after the lower part of the stems becomes lignified, and very few flowers grow on the bush. Therefore, the shoots are shortened by 1/4 of the length. This pruning is preferably done in September.
Attention! You need to remember about processing plants. If they are grown in unsuitable conditions for life or if you don’t give her the necessary care, then a fungus may appear on the plant and it will rot. If you notice the fungus on the bush in time, then its crown needs to be thinned, and then pollinated with a fungicide solution. It takes several treatments in two weeks.
What does an annual bacopus look like?
Annual plants bloom from early spring until late autumn. They have very small and beautiful flowers, mostly white or blue. They require a lot of sun and light, it is advisable to sit in boxes.
Bacopa flowers
The petals and flowers of the bacopa are small, blue, white, pink. The plant will look like creeping, so when it sprouts in the open ground at each shoot node with touch with the soil forms roots.
Suthera goes well with lobelia or petunia. The plant is grown by people who love beautiful compositions in mounted flowerpots to create an original screen.
Note! You can sit on the background of other colors to emphasize their brightness. But, like a separate bush, Suthera will conquer everyone with its beauty.
Many use this plant to hide empty areas in the garden, it turns out a dense thin carpet. Suther is spreading rapidly and with its help you can easily achieve a decorative look. If you add different micronutrients to the dressing, then the bush will be very bright.
Popular varieties of bacopa
Description of the main plant species is presented below.
Bacopa blue
This plant variety is used as ampelous. Long creeping shoots are completely covered with blue or light lilac flowers. Flowering takes quite a while.
Bacopa Blutopia
This is an annual plant with shoots up to half a meter. From the beginning of summer to the end of October, the bushes are covered with very small beautiful blue flowers. Are applied to registration of borders and gardens. It grows well in hanging pots. Loves a lot of lighting. If there is little sunlight, it ceases to bloom.
Variety Double Lavander
Bacopa Skopia Double Lavender
The whole bush is covered with terry light lilac flowers. A semicircular, creeping habitus of this species is well suited for hanging pots, looks good both in solitary planting, and in composition with other ampelous plants. Suther is often planted by lovers of rare green compositions to create a screen. The garden can be planted as a background to highlight neighboring flowers. It blooms before the start of winter.
Bacopa Vasilisa
Growing branches reach a length of more than 0.7 m. Can grow in the shade or in bright light. The flowers are a bright light purple hue. They sit on flower beds, loggias and gardens. It looks very good in compositions with small roses, petunias, lilies and other flowers. Pink Domino plant species is very similar to this variety.
Terry bacopa
Terry suters like gardeners due to voluminous foliage. The whole plant is covered with small flowers up to 2 cm in diameter, light pink in color with a small yellow spot in the middle.
Bacopa white
Stems about 50 cm long, small flowers, light. The variety is quite decorative due to the color of the leaves, they have a golden hue.
Bacopa Snowtopia
This plant is very easy to care for, but it looks very attractive, with small five-petalled white flowers. Stems up to 0.7 m long are covered with small round petals. At the top of the flowering suther has a great resemblance to a magnificent ball. It is used mainly for single cultivation in vases and pots, as well as to create different compositions with different colors.
Note! It grows well in partial shade than in bright light.
Bacopa Double Snowball
This variety has terry and semi-double small flowers of a very white color. Petals grow in two rows. The diameter of the bush is about 35 cm.
Suthera forms a dense bush with long dense branches. Looks good in hanging pots, balcony drawers.
Bacopa Suter
She is also called the Australian Bacopa. This bush is grassy, easy to care for, quickly curls and spreads. Flower branches can exceed 60 cm in length. Small petals growing in pairs on branches. The color is swamp green.
Bacopa Gulliver
This plant curls very well, its height is up to 30 cm, the length of the lashes reaches 50 cm. The flowers are large, 2.5 cm in diameter, ordinary, white, densely strewn on the branches. Blossom fluffy waves from early spring to mid-October. The leaves are small, greenish-olive hue. The plant loves abundant and frequent watering, especially if the summer is very hot and without rain.
Snow avalanche variety
After each watering, the soil needs to be loosened a little, but this must be done very carefully, since the plant has a surface root system.
Note! The main application for gardens, borders, planting in vases, in baskets, in hanging pots, in a cache-pot.
Bacopa Snow Avalanche
This plant variety is very large and easy to care for with shoots longer than a meter long. The leaves are small. Large white buds are close together. The bush looks very nice in a hanging planter, because its branches are densely covered with flowers, which makes them look like snowdrifts of snow. The plant blooms 3-4 months in a row.
Bacopa Raphael
In the suther, drooping shoots longer than 45 cm are densely strewn with small violet flowers, alternating with bright green leaves arranged in pairs. Excellent properties of the bush - long flowering (from late spring to late summer), the ability to self-clean from wilted flowers and resistance to heavy rains.
Sprawling bacopa
This plant is the most common on the Russian market. It is very appreciated for the beautiful cascade of constantly flowering shoots, the whole bush is sprinkled with flowers. This is the best plant for hanging pots, looks good paired with other plants. Very easy to maintain, attractive enough to decorate houses in the summer. This variety is characterized by high resistance to bad weather conditions and various pests.
Bacopa is a universal plant. Looks good both alone and with other colors. It is better to choose varieties that are less picky in care. When buying seeds, you should always read the instructions for growing. There are certain types of plants for aquariums and gardens, for example, Bacopa Colorata or the Madagascar variety, which grows well in warm water.
