Penthorum sedoides
Penthorum sedoides
Penthorum sedoides is a stem plant suited to midground and background planting.
Midground, BackgroundStem plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- Growth typeStem plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Required
- Height5.1–9.8" (13–25 cm)
About this plant
Care level: Beginner. Light requirement: medium. Injected CO₂: required.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Required
- Temperature
- 39–82°F (4–28°C)
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Stem plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 5.1–9.8" (13–25 cm)
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 39–82°F (4–28°C)
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Propagation
- seeds, cuttings, splitting, cutting off daughter plants
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What you’ll need to grow Penthorum sedoides
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
- Penthoraceae
- Genus
- Penthorum
- Botanical name
- Penthorum sedoides
