Lemon Hyssop (Water Hyssop)
Bacopa caroliniana (formerly Bacopa amplexicaulis). SCROPHULARIACEAE.
Planting and Growing Lemon Hyssop
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow lemon hyssop in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of lemon hyssop
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for lemon hyssop
- Season of bloom and planting time for lemon hyssop
- When, how deep, and where to plant lemon hyssop
- How to plant lemon hyssop
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of lemon hyssop
- Landscape and container uses of lemon hyssop
- Comments about lemon hyssop and its features
Growing Lemon Hyssop
Several cultivars of succulent, evergreen, aquatic perennial herbs, to 2 ft. (60 cm) tall. Opposite, shiny, delicate pale green, oval, fragrant leaves, 1/2–1-in. (12–25-mm) long.
Bacopa or little stars, Sutera cordata, is a close relative with a trailing habit suited to damp garden soil in shady sites.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
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Many, single, blue, white, star-shaped, terminal flowers, to 1/2-in. (12-mm) wide, in summer.
Best Climates
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Tender. Zones 9–11.
Soil Type and Fertility
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Evenly moist, well-drained humus or, in water features, shallow-depth marginal or shoreline sites. Fertility: Average. 6.5–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
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Spring in full sun to partial shade, 1–2 ft. (30–60 cm) apart, in boggy soil or submerged to 6 in. (15 cm).
Proper Care
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Easy. Keep evenly moist. Fertilize monthly during growth. Mulch. Pinch to control growth. Propagate by cuttings.
About This Plant
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Good choice for banks, ground covers, edges in rock, shade, tropical gardens or water feature margins, shorelines. Pest and disease resistant.