Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Epiphyte
Origin
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, Southern India
South America, Brazil
Types
Herpestis monniera
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Number of Varieties
-4
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999913-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
-
-
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm35.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
100.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Yellow, Green, Yellow green, Burgundy, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Root Division, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires very little pruning
-
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Grasshoppers
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
Dry Mouth, gastro-intestinal problems, Nausea, Pain and fatigue, Stomach pain
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Speed hair growth, Stops hair loss
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bronchitis, constipation, Cough, Digestive disorders, Fever, Fights Depression, Improving mental health, Skin Disorders
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Culinary use, For making oil for cosmetics
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Bacopa monnieri
CATASETUM barbatum
Common Name
brahmi, thyme-leafed gratiola, water hyssop, herb of grace, Indian pennywort
Bearded Catasetum Orchid, Orchid
In Hindi
ब्राह्मी
bearded catasetum
In German
Kleine Fettblatt
bärtigen catasetum
In French
Bacopa monnieri
catasetum barbu
In Spanish
bacopa, hisopo de agua, brahmi and lágrima de bebé
Catasetum barbudo
In Greek
Brahmi
γενειοφόρος catasetum
In Portuguese
Brahmi
catasetum barbudo
In Polish
brahmi
brodaty catasetum
In Latin
Brahmi
Volunt barbati Catasetum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Orchidales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Bacopa
Catasetum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Cymbidieae
Subfamily
-
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
6073
1
27800
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