Bacopa caroliniana 'Variegated'

About this plant

Variegated Bacopa caroliniana has cream-yellow and green areas on the fleshy leaves of this upright stem plant. It offers a lighter block of foliage than the standard green form without relying on a permanent red colour. Use several stems in a stepped midground group, leaving light available to their lower nodes. Trim above healthy leaf pairs and replant sound tops when a base becomes bare. Leaf shape can change during conversion from nursery growth, so assess the variegation on established submerged shoots rather than packaging-stage leaves. Plant sound shoots with enough space for light and water movement to reach their lower leaves. Use balanced macro- and micronutrient nutrition rather than treating colour alone as evidence of a specific deficiency. Trim established shoots and replant healthy tops to renew an ageing group. Nursery-grown leaves can change shape or be shed after submersion; assess the condition of new shoots and roots. Remove decaying material rather than allowing it to accumulate below the canopy. Care ranges, where supplied, describe reported cultivation conditions rather than measured lethal limits. Width and nutrient concentrations are left unspecified where no defensible form-specific values are available.