Aquarium plant
Eichhornia natans
Pontederia natans P.Beauv.
FloatingStem plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementFloating
- GrowthStem plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Required
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- Placement
- Floating
- Growth type
- Stem plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Propagation
- Cuttings
- Color
- Green
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Genus
- Pontederia
- Botanical name
- Pontederia natans P.Beauv.
