Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) - live plant
Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) - live plant
Live plant of Bacopa monnieri, known in India as brahmi. A small creeping wetland plant with fleshy leaves and small white flowers, which has the distinctive ability to grow just as well with its feet in water as fully submerged.
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What you receive
What you receive
- A live, rooted plant
- Sold as an ornamental and botanical collector's plant
- Packaging suited to live plants
Botanical description
Botanical description
Bacopa monnieri belongs to the Plantaginaceae. It is a creeping plant with soft stems that roots at every node and quickly forms a mat. The leaves are small, thick and slightly succulent, growing in opposite pairs. It bears small white five-petalled flowers, sometimes tinged with pale blue.
Its range is pantropical: it is found in marshes, riverbanks and rice paddies across Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas.
Brahmi: beware of confusion
Brahmi: beware of confusion
The name brahmi does not refer to a single plant. Depending on the region of India and the author, it applies either to Bacopa monnieri, this one, or to Centella asiatica, Gotu Kola, which is an entirely different member of the Apiaceae. Both are traded under the same commercial name. If you are looking for a specific species, go by the Latin name.
Growing
Growing
It is a water plant, and that is the key. It wants a constantly waterlogged substrate, or even a submerged one. In a pot, stand the container in a saucer that is always full, which would be fatal to almost any other plant. In a pond, place it on the margin or in a shallow zone.
It can also be grown fully submerged in an aquarium, where it is valued as a foreground plant for its low habit and steady growth.
Full sun to partial shade. It does not tolerate frost: overwinter it frost-free, or grow it indoors.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Can it grow underwater?
Yes, it is an amphibious plant. It grows emerged on a bank as well as fully submerged in an aquarium, adapting the shape of its leaves.
Brahmi or Gotu Kola?
Two different plants that share the same Indian commercial name. Bacopa monnieri has small, fleshy, opposite leaves. Centella asiatica has large, round, fan-shaped leaves.
Can I forget it in a saucer full of water?
Not only can you, that is exactly what you should do. The classic mistake with this plant is letting it dry out.
Is it hardy?
No. It must be protected from frost, indoors or in a frost-free greenhouse.
This plant is sold as an ornamental and botanical collector's plant. Also worth exploring: our plants with traditional uses and our rare plants.
