Pond Plants
Hydrocaris
Also called: Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Key facts
- Temperature5–26 °C
- pH6–8
- Adult size6 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Origin
- Europe and Asia
- Size
- 3–6 cm (leaves)
- Temperature
- 5 – 26°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Light
- average
- CO2
- Not required
- Fertilization
- low
- Growth
- fast
- Position
- floating (ponds)
- Propagation
- stolons and winter buds
Notes: The European frogbit, with round leaves and white flowers. It spends the winter as buds at the bottom of the pond.
