Hydrothrix gardneri
Hydrothrix gardneri Hook.f.
Hydrothrix gardneri is a stem plant suited to midground and background planting.
Midground, BackgroundStem plant
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Planting & care
This plant takes some experience to grow well. Give it moderate light. It grows better with added CO₂.
Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Preferred temperature
- 73–77°F (23–25°C)
- Temperature
- 64–82°F (18–28°C)
- pH
- 5–7.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- Recorded CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- How to propagate
- Cuttings
- Growth above water
- Underwater growth only
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What you’ll need to grow Hydrothrix gardneri
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
- Pontederiaceae
- Genus
- Hydrothrix
- Botanical name
- Hydrothrix gardneri Hook.f.
- Order
- Commelinales
