Editing Bacopa Cabana

[[File:Pikmin flower.jpg|thumb|200px|Several white Bacopa Cabana.]]
The '''Bacopa Cabana''',{{cite web|http://cube.ign.com/articles/100/100417p1.html|Meet the Pikmin Flower|IGN}} commonly known as the '''Pikmin Flower''', is a type of real-world flower cultivated to resemble  the flowers that [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] grow on their heads. Bacopa Cabana comes in four colors: white, similar to the flowers of {{p1}}; rose, similar to the flowers of {{p2}}; blue, similar to the flowers of {{p3}}; and pink. {{cite web|https://www.syngentaflowers.com/product/flower/70060751|Cabana® Jumbo White|Syngenta Flowers}}

==History==
Bacopa Cabana is a cultivated species of ''{{w|Chaenostoma cordatum}}'' used to market {{p1}}'s release in North America.{{cite web|http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pikmin-becomes-a-flower/1100-2831784/|Pikmin becomes a flower|GameSpot}} Nintendo announced the creation of the cultivar through an agreement with S&G Flowers USA, now known as {{w|Syngenta|Syngenta Flowers}}, in late 2001. The flower became commercially available in April the following year, five months after the release of the game. The full press release can be found [[:File:Pikminpressrelease.png|here]]. The flower is not patented in the United States Patent System, and can thus be grown freely.{{cite web|https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1924/#b|Sutera Species, Bacopa|Dave's Garden|retrieved={{date|30|March|2021}}}} It is possible that the flowers of ''Pikmin 2'' and ''Pikmin 3'' were based on colorations of Bacopa Cabana, however {{pb}} and {{p4}} introduce Pikmin flowers with colors that do not correspond to any Bacopa Cabana.

==''Chaenostoma cordatum''==
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The ''Chaenostoma cordatum'' are a perennial and evergreen plant. The record for the lowest temperature a ''Chaenostoma cordatum'' has endured is 30 degrees Fahrenheit (-1.1 degrees Celsius).

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Bacopa white (real world).jpg|White Bacopa Cabana.
Bacopa-Pink.jpg|Rose Bacopa Cabana, resembling the flowers of ''Pikmin 2''.
Bacopa-abunda-colossal-blue.jpg|Blue Bacopa Cabana, resembling the flowers of ''Pikmin 3''.
PW-Sutera-pikminflower-12-J.jpg|A flower bed of Bacopa Cabana.
Pikminpressrelease.png|Official Pikmin Flower press release.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* The name "Bacopa Cabana" is likely a reference to {{w|Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro}}.

==See also==
* [[Maturity]]

==References==
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