Aquarium plant
Potamogeton crispus
Potamogeton crispus
Potamogeton crispus is a stem plant suited to background planting.
BackgroundStem plant
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Planting & care
- PlacementBackground
- GrowthStem plant
- LightLow
- Height2–5 cm (0.8–2 in)
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Low
- Temperature
- 18–25 °C
- Placement
- Background
- Growth type
- Stem plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 2–5 cm (0.8–2 in)
Water conditions
- Temperature
- 18–25 °C
- pH
- 6–8
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
- Fast
- Propagation
- Cuttings
- Color
- Green
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Potamogetonaceae
- Genus
- Potamogeton
- Botanical name
- Potamogeton crispus
