Plants
Water lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Key facts
- Temperature22–30 °C
- pH6–8
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Araceae
- Origin
- Tropics around the world
- Size
- rosette 5–15 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 30°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 3 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Light
- High
- CO2
- Not required
- Fertilization
- average
- Growth
- fast
- Position
- floating
- Substrate
- N/A
- Propagation
- lateral stolons
Notes: Very long, dense roots; excellent hiding place. Requires a humid air space above the water.
