Lagenandra thwaitesii
Lagenandra thwaitesii Engl.
Lagenandra thwaitesii is a creeping plant suited to midground and background planting.
Midground, BackgroundCreeping plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- Growth typeCreeping plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Required
About this plant
Care level: Beginner. Light requirement: medium. Injected CO₂: required.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 72–82°F (22–28°C)
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Creeping plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums 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.
- Temperature
- 72–82°F (22–28°C)
- pH
- 6–7.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 15–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Very slow
- Propagation
- rhizome division, splitting, cutting off daughter plants
- Color
- Green
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What you’ll need to grow Lagenandra thwaitesii
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Where to buy Lagenandra thwaitesii
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Lagenandra
- Botanical name
- Lagenandra thwaitesii Engl.
