Mystery plant needs trimming!

[evansbradley]

So I have a couple questions:
1) what is this plant? I thought for a while it was Baby Tears (not dwarf baby tears) but I'm pretty sure I'm wrong.

2) how do I trip it down without killing it? I've heard the cutting off the apical meristem will kill it or make it not grow upward any more and I don't want that. I just want to trim it back.


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[jetajockey]

Looks like bacopa caroliniana. You can trim it wherever, it will send an offshoot just under where it was cut. The trimmed portion can be replanted as well.

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[evansbradley]

Awesome, thank you!


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[Coursair]

Looks like Bacopa to me as well. One of my early favorites. When replanting, leave enough space between the stems, so that the leaves don't quite touch each other.


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[evansbradley]

I'll keep that in mind! Thank you!


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