Bacopa Caroliniana

Lemon Bacopa Marginal

Bacopa carolinianais a perennial creeping herb. The leavesof this plant are succulent, smell of lemon if crushed, and are relatively thick. Leaves are oblanceolate and are arranged oppositely on the stem. The flowersare blue, with five petals. It grows to 50100cm (2039in).

It will grow above the water if given the chance with similar but waxy leaves and will even flower underwater occasionally, though the flowers soon rot. Emersed flowers do not produce seedson their own, requiring cross pollination.