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Purple Bacopa

Purple Bacopa

Bacopa salzmannii 'Purple'

Plantaginaceae
Midground
Hard

Survival dashboard

Light

High

CO2

Required

Ideal temp

20–26 °C

pH

5.5–7

Aquascaping

Max height20 cm
Growth rateSlow
Substrateany
Origin
Price$$$$

Trim schedule (hint)

Slow species typically need occasional tidy-up every few weeks to months.

Description

Bacopa salzmannii 'Purple' is a trade name for a colour form of Bacopa salzmannii. Flowgrow documents the species itself but records no 'Purple' form: what its description covers is a reddish leaf midrib that fades under strong light, and purple flowers on the emersed plant. The values published for the species therefore cannot be read as values for this form, and the care figures in the data sheet are not verified against an independent published source; the entry is flagged for owner review.

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