Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Epiphyte
Origin
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, Southern India
Mexico, Central America
Types
Herpestis monniera
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Number of Varieties
-30
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40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
-
H2, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
100.00 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
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
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Root Division, Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
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
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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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
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Grasshoppers
Black Spot, Scale
Plant Tolerance
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
Dry Mouth, gastro-intestinal problems, Nausea, Pain and fatigue, Stomach pain
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Speed hair growth, Stops hair loss
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
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
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, For making oil for cosmetics
Used as Ornamental plant
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
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
brahmi, thyme-leafed gratiola, water hyssop, herb of grace, Indian pennywort
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
ब्राह्मी
Lycaste Orchid
In German
Kleine Fettblatt
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
Bacopa monnieri
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
bacopa, hisopo de agua, brahmi and lágrima de bebé
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
Brahmi
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
Brahmi
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
brahmi
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
Brahmi
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Asparagales
Family
Scrophulariaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Bacopa
Lycaste
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Maxillarieae
Subfamily
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Epidendroideae
Number of Species
6031
1
27800
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