Persicaria sp. 'Sao Paulo'
Entity overview
Persicaria sp. 'Sao Paulo' appears in the Plant Library as fast-growth stem plant assigned to midground/background placement.
For entity matching, taxonomy contributes genus Persicaria, family Polygonaceae, order Caryophyllales, and major group Angiosperms.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Water parameter context
The water summary uses temperature 23–27 °C, pH 5–7, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 20–40 mg/L.
For this profile: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Nutrient comparison is based on nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Care data interpretation
Care data shows medium difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth appears as a supported profile value.
Check this next: Calculate suitable lighting.
Growth and use data
The propagation field gives cuttings.
The color field includes red.
Use-case tagging adds accent.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 23–27 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- stem
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–40 mg/L
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.1–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–30 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.01–0.5 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Polygonaceae
- Genus
- Persicaria
