Bacopa monnieri
Entity overview
The profile associates Bacopa monnieri with medium-growth stem plant and midground/background placement tags.
Botanical grouping for this profile includes genus Bacopa, family Plantaginaceae, order Lamiales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
Water parameters for this profile include temperature 18–28 °C, pH 5–9, KH 2–30 °dKH, and CO2 5–40 mg/L.
Related calculator: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Nutrient-related values in this profile include nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Continue with: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Planning data for care includes very easy difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
The profile marks emersed growth as possible.
Planning tool: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
Structured growth data contains height up to 40 cm.
The plant profile includes propagation by cuttings.
Color metadata for filtering includes green.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Very easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 18–28 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- stem
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- up to 40 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–9
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–30 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–40 mg/L
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.1–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–30 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.01–0.5 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Plantaginaceae
- Genus
- Bacopa
