Aquarium plant
Eleocharis vivipara
Eleocharis vivipara
Eleocharis vivipara is a rosette plant suited to midground and background planting.
Midground, BackgroundRosette plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- GrowthRosette plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Required
- Height12–16 cm (4.7–6.3 in)
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 20–27 °C
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 12–16 cm (4.7–6.3 in)
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 20–27 °C
- pH
- 4.5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–5 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Propagation
- Daughter-plant cuttings
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Eleocharis
- Botanical name
- Eleocharis vivipara
