DESCRIPTION: Extra large, double blooms, semi-trailing, early. Heat tolerant

BOTANICAL NAME:  Sutera cordata 'Scopia® Double Indigo'
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GROUP/CLASS: Scopia® Series
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 5 cm-12 cm
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 30 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun
FLOWER COLOUR: Indigo
FLOWERING TIME: Mid spring to late fall
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Green
COLD HARDINESS: Annual
WATER NEEDS: Average
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Ornamental Features

Scopia Double Indigo Bacopa is covered in double Indigo flowers along the stems from mid spring to late fall. Its small serrated round leaves remain green in colour throughout the year. 

Landscape Attributes

Scopia Double Indigo Bacopa is an herbaceous annual with a trailing habit of growth, eventually spilling over the edges of hanging baskets and containers. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove die back. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Scopia Double Indigo Bacopa is recommended for the following landscape applications:

• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Groundcover
• Container Planting
• Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Scopia Double Indigo Bacopa will grow to be only 6 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 20 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. This fast-growing plant can be expected to behave as an annual in our climate, needing replacement the following year. As such, gardeners should take into consideration that it will perform differently than it would in its native habitat.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. 

Scopia Double Indigo Bacopa is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. Because of its trailing habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.