🌿 Bacopa Caroliniana – Lemon-Scented Aquatic Beauty

Bacopa caroliniana, also known as Lemon Bacopa, is a slow-growing, aromatic stem plant prized for its rich green foliage, citrusy scent, and ease of care. Native to the southeastern United States, this versatile aquatic plant is perfect for aquascapers looking to add vertical structure, soft texture, and subtle coloration to their layout.

At Aquarium Plants Factory Nursery, we cultivate Bacopa caroliniana in its emersed form, where the leaves remain bright to olive green in color. Once introduced into your aquarium and grown submerged, the leaves may develop pink to reddish hues under strong lighting—adding a beautiful color transition and contrast to nature-style or Dutch-style aquascapes.

Its upright, bushy growth makes it ideal for midground or background placement, offering shelter for small fish, fry, and shrimp. This adaptable plant also thrives in paludariums and ripariums, transitioning seamlessly between submerged and emersed environments. Whether you're building a traditional aquarium or a more complex display, Bacopa caroliniana brings both structure and tranquility to your underwater world.

🌟 Key Features:

• Fragrant Foliage: Releases a lemon-like aroma when crushed—especially noticeable when grown emersed.

• Color-Shifting Leaves: Bright green in emersed form; turns pinkish to reddish under high light when submerged.

• Flexible Usage: Perfect for midground or background placement in aquascapes.

• Beginner-Friendly: Hardy, slow-growing, and tolerant of various conditions.

• Easy Propagation: Can be easily propagated by stem cuttings.

🔎 Botanical Information:

• Scientific Name: Bacopa caroliniana

• Synonyms: Bacopa amplexicaulis

• Common Names: Lemon Bacopa, Bacopa Carolina

• Plant Type: Stem Plant

• Placement: Midground / Background

• Growth Rate: Slow

• Lighting: Medium to High

💡 Optimal Growing Conditions:

• Lighting: Medium to high light promotes stronger coloration and healthier growth.

• CO₂ & Fertilization: CO₂ is not required but will accelerate growth and coloration. Supplement with a complete nutrient regimen (macro + micro).

• Water Parameters:

  • pH: 6.0–7.5

  • Temperature: 72–82°F (22–28°C)

  • Water Hardness: Soft to moderately hard

🌱 Growth & Propagation:

• CO₂ Requirement: Not required

• Nutrient Substrate: Not required

• Can Grow Emersed: Yes

• Propagation Method: Stem cuttings

📦 What You’ll Receive:

Sold as loose fresh-cut plants, bunched plants, or potted plants:

• Fresh-Cut Plants: Approximately 6 individual, loose-cut stems without root

• Bunched Plants: Approximately 6 stems without root bundled with foam and a plant weight

• Potted Plants: Approximately 6 stems without root potted in rockwool and net pot

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Photos shown are for reference only. Actual plants may vary in size, shape, and coloration. Unless otherwise noted, we do not guarantee plants are free of pests, pesticides, or exclusively submerged-grown.

🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner

This plant cannot be shipped to: Alaska (AK), Hawaii (HI), or Puerto Rico (PR).
Never release Bacopa Caroliniana—or any aquarium plant—into natural waterways. Always dispose of trimmings and unused plants responsibly to help protect local ecosystems.

 WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.