Elodea canadensis
Elodea canadensis Michx.
Elodea canadensis is a floating plant suited to midground and background planting.
Midground, BackgroundFloating plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- GrowthFloating plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Recommended
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 50–77°F (10–25°C)
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Floating plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 50–77°F (10–25°C)
- pH
- 5–9
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Propagation
- Cuttings
- Color
- Green
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What you’ll need to grow Elodea canadensis
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
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Elodea
- Botanical name
- Elodea canadensis Michx.