Aquarium plant
Hydrilla verticillata
Hydrilla verticillata
Hydrilla verticillata is a stem plant suited to background planting.
BackgroundStem plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementBackground
- GrowthStem plant
- LightLow
- CO2Recommended
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Very easy
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 20–27 °C
- Placement
- Background
- Growth type
- Stem plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 20–27 °C
- pH
- 5–9
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Very fast
- Propagation
- Cuttings
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Hydrilla
- Botanical name
- Hydrilla verticillata
