Eichhornia crassipes
Pontederia crassipes
Eichhornia crassipes is a floating plant suited to floating planting.
FloatingFloating plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementFloating
- GrowthFloating plant
- LightHigh
- CO2None
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- None
- Temperature
- 77–86°F (25–30°C)
- Placement
- Floating
- Growth type
- Floating plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 77–86°F (25–30°C)
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 0–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Propagation
- Runners
- Color
- Green
Grow it successfully
What you’ll need to grow Eichhornia crassipes
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
- Pontederia crassipes
