Bacopa Colorata care guide
Bacopa Colorata (Bacopa caroliniana 'Colorata') — high light, 22-28 °C, pH 5.5-7, CO2 recommended.
Overview
Bacopa Colorata (Bacopa caroliniana 'Colorata') is a broad-leaved plant of the family Plantaginaceae, grown as an aquarium plant. Colorful Bacopa cultivar developing pink-purple foliage in bright light with iron supplementation. Slower than green forms; pleasant accent in mid-to-background of high-tech tanks.
Taxonomy
- Family: Plantaginaceae
- Genus: Bacopa
- Scientific name: Bacopa caroliniana 'Colorata'
- Common synonyms: Pink Bacopa
Habitat
Bacopa is a genus of creeping marsh herbs widespread in the tropics and subtropics, rooting in wet mud at the edges of ponds, ditches and slow streams and tolerating a wide range of water hardness. In the Aquairi knowledge base this species is recorded from North America.
Growth requirements
- Lighting: high
- CO2: recommended
- Temperature: 22-28 °C (72-82 °F)
- pH: 5.5-7
- GH: 3-10 °dGH
- Substrate: aquasoil
- Maximum height: 25 cm
- Growth rate: medium
- Nutrient demand: high
- Recommended placement: midground
- Typical trim interval: 14 days
Placement
In aquascapes this plant suits the midground. It is an undemanding midground-to-background stem plant with rounded paired leaves; slow, sturdy growth makes it forgiving in low-tech tanks.
Propagation
This species is propagated by cuttings; trimmed tops and side shoots root quickly when replanted into the substrate.
Common issues
Low light produces leggy stems with widely spaced leaves; otherwise the genus is robust and largely free of major cultivation problems.