Juncus repens
Juncus repens
Juncus repens is a stem plant suited to foreground and midground and background planting.
Foreground, Midground, BackgroundStem plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementForeground, Midground, Background
- Growth typeStem plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Required
- Height1.6–7.9" (4–20 cm)
About this plant
Care level: Beginner. Light requirement: medium. Injected CO₂: required.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 64–77°F (18–25°C)
- Placement
- Foreground, Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Stem plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 1.6–7.9" (4–20 cm)
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 64–77°F (18–25°C)
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Propagation
- cuttings, splitting, cutting off daughter plants
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What you’ll need to grow Juncus repens
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Where to buy Juncus repens
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Juncus
- Botanical name
- Juncus repens
