🌿 Bacopa “Yellow Flame” (Bacopa caroliniana variant)

Common Name: Yellow Flame Bacopa
Type: Stem Plant

🔹 Appearance

• Upright stems with rounded, fleshy green leaves.
• Under strong light, leaves develop yellow to golden tips with occasional orange-red highlights — the “flame” effect.
• Grows bushy and compact with regular trimming.

🔹 Care Requirements

• Light: Medium–high (high light brings out yellow/golden flame colors).
• Temp: 72–82 °F
• pH: 6.5–7.5
• Placement: Midground to background.
• Growth Rate: Moderate.
• CO₂/Fertilizer: Benefits from both; brings out best coloration and faster growth.

🔹 Benefits

• Adds bright yellow-gold contrast in planted tanks.
• Easy to propagate and shape into bushes.
• Hardy plant that tolerates a wide range of water conditions.

🔹 Propagation

• Trim tops and replant cuttings in substrate.
• Lower stems will regrow new shoots after trimming.

✨ Fun fact: The Yellow Flame Bacopa is a selectively cultivated form of Bacopa caroliniana, famous for its sunset-like yellow to orange coloration when grown under intense lighting.