Aquarium plant
Ottelia mesenterium
Ottelia mesenterium
Ottelia mesenterium is a rosette plant suited to midground and background planting.
Midground, BackgroundRosette plant
Save this plant or add it directly to one of your aquariums.
Not suitable for aquariums. Not suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- GrowthRosette plant
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Very difficult
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Not suitable for aquariums Not suitable for long-term aquarium use.
Nutrients
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.5–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–50 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.05–0.2 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Propagation
- Daughter-plant cuttings
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Ottelia
- Botanical name
- Ottelia mesenterium
