Vallisneria sp. 'Natans'
Vallisneria sp. 'Natans' is a rosette plant suited to background planting.
BackgroundRosette plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementBackground
- Growth typeRosette plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Recommended
- Height19.7–39.4" (50–100 cm)
About this plant
Care level: Beginner. Light requirement: medium. Injected CO₂: recommended.
At a glance
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 64–82°F (18–28°C)
- Placement
- Background
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 19.7–39.4" (50–100 cm)
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 64–82°F (18–28°C)
- pH
- 6–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 2–21 °dKH
- Recorded CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Propagation
- Runners
- Emersed growth
- No
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What you’ll need to grow Vallisneria sp. 'Natans'
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
Substrate
A suitable substrate or targeted root nutrition can support this plant's growth habit.
Calculate how much substrate you needTaxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Vallisneria
