Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides is a creeping plant suited to foreground and midground planting.
Foreground, MidgroundCreeping plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground, Midground
- Growth typeCreeping plant
- LightHigh
- CO2Required
- Height5.1–9.8" (13–25 cm)
About this plant
Care level: Intermediate. Light requirement: high. Injected CO₂: required.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)
- Placement
- Foreground, Midground
- Growth type
- Creeping plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 5.1–9.8" (13–25 cm)
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Propagation
- Cuttings
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What you’ll need to grow Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
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Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araliaceae
- Genus
- Hydrocotyle
- Botanical name
- Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
