Plants
Hygrophila polysperma
Key facts
- Temperature20–30 °C
- pH5.5–8
- Adult size50 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Origin
- India, Southeast Asia
- Size
- 20 – 50 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 30°C
- pH
- 5.5 – 8.0
- GH
- 0 – 20 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Light
- average
- CO2
- Not required
- Fertilization
- low
- Growth
- very fast
- Position
- mid-ground – background
- Substrate
- inert
- Propagation
- stem cuttings
Notes: One of the hardiest stem plants. Excellent for beginners and for absorbing nitrates.
