Eichhornia azurea (red-stemmed form)
Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth
Eichhornia azurea (red-stemmed form) is a stem plant suited to midground and background planting.
Midground, BackgroundStem plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- GrowthStem plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Required
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 43–91°F (6–33°C)
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Stem plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 43–91°F (6–33°C)
- pH
- 5–7.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Propagation
- Cuttings
- Color
- Green
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What you’ll need to grow Eichhornia azurea (red-stemmed form)
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Genus
- Eichhornia
- Botanical name
- Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth
