Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum
Myriophyllum spicatum is a stem plant suited to midground and background planting.
Midground, BackgroundStem plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- GrowthStem plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Recommended
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 59–77°F (15–25°C)
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Stem plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 59–77°F (15–25°C)
- pH
- 5–9
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Very fast
- Propagation
- Cuttings
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What you’ll need to grow Myriophyllum spicatum
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
- Haloragaceae
- Genus
- Myriophyllum
- Botanical name
- Myriophyllum spicatum