Blue Waterhyssop

Bacopa caroliniana
(Lemon Hyssop)
Lemon bacopa is distinguished by blue flowers, a hairy upper stem, and by the lemony scent of its crushed foliage.



Spreading ground cover around the edges of retention ponds and aquatic gardens. Groundcover in restoration areas. Also used in aquariums.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Habitat

Marshes, swamps, ditches

Did You Know?

  • Showy flowers
  • Larval host plant for white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterflies. Insect pollinated.