Blue Waterhyssop | Bacopa caroliniana in Family Scrophulariaceae ... Aquatic Plant Species

Most pond and aquatic plants are placed into planting baskets and then placed at a suitable level in the pond since not all plants like deep water like the water lily. Bacopa caroliniana the Blue Waterhyssop is such a plant.

The aquatic plant Bacopa caroliniana whose common name is Blue Waterhyssop which belongs to the family Scrophulariaceae is a native plant of the USA.

Blue Waterhyssop is a perennial aquatic which means it grows every year or at least for more than one year. Over time it may look the worse for wear and may need to be replaced in an artifiical pond environment.

Medium green leaves are a characteristic of this pond plant. The leaves of Blue Waterhyssop are narrow.

Blue Waterhyssop produces white flowers and blooms in summer and spring

The plant can be propagated by seed or cutting.

Bacopa caroliniana whose common name is Blue Waterhyssop blooms in summer and spring

Bacopa caroliniana belongs to the plant family Scrophulariaceae . Like most aquatic plants Blue Waterhyssop needs a lot of good light to grow at its best. It grows at a moderate rate.

Blue Waterhyssop can reach a height of 15 feet.