Moneywort
Bacopa monnieri
Aquatic Plants Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
A versatile aquatic and semi-aquatic plant with small, round, bright green leaves arranged along creeping stems. Used in both aquariums and herbal medicine. In aquascapes, it creates beautiful mid-ground bushes when regularly trimmed. Can also be grown outdoors as a ground cover in moist areas or as a bog plant.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Medium to high
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Water
Submerged in water
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Humidity
Aquatic (100%)
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Temperature
18-28°C
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Soil
Aquatic soil or fine gravel substrate in aquariums, moist garden soil when grown outdoors
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Fertilizer
Liquid aquarium fertilizer weekly, root tabs every 6 weeks
🌐 Common Names
HI
Hindi
मनीवर्ट
BN
Bengali
মানিওয়ার্ট
MR
Marathi
मनीवर्ट
TE
Telugu
మనీవర్ట్
TA
Tamil
மணிவர்ட்
GU
Gujarati
મનીવર્ટ
UR
Urdu
مانی ورٹ
KN
Kannada
ಮನಿವರ್ಟ್
OR
Odia
ମନିଓୟାର୍ଟ
ML
Malayalam
മണിവോർട്ട്
PA
Punjabi
ਮਨੀਵਰਟ
AS
Assamese
মানিওয়াৰ্ট
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Cosmopolitan — Asia, Africa, Australia, Americas
- 📏 Max height
- 20-40 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 30-60 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Yellow
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to fish and humans, used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine (Brahmi)
- 🌱 Propagation
- Stem cuttings — trim and replant any 10 cm section
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to fish and humans, used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine (Brahmi)
Common issues
- Leggy growth in low light
- Bottom leaves falling off if densely planted
- Susceptible to aphids when grown emersed
- Slower growth in hard water
💡 Care tips
- Bright green round leaves cascade along the water surface
- Can be grown submerged or as a floating plant
- Propagates easily from stem cuttings placed in water
- Helps remove excess nutrients and improve water quality
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