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Water Hyacinths is a floating aquatic plant with swollen emerald-green foliage and beautiful lavender blooms - native to tropical and sub-tropical South America. One of the most popular true floating water plants with roots that hang down in the water, which helps to purify and clean the water by take up excess nutrients from the water and also shading the water and reduces algae growth. This is also useful in a biofilter.
Plant Difficulty | Easy |
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Light Requirement | Bright |
Plant Type | Floating |
This plant requires bright light. Iron dosing along with regular fertilization will make this plant take on a maroon coloration.
Plant Difficulty | Medium |
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Light Requirement | Very Bright |
Plant Type | Stem |
A floating aquatic plant with eye catching delicate light-yellow flower soft tri-petaled with reddish-brown centers; commonly known as ‘Water poppy’.
Flowers typically last only one day, but a frequent flowering plant in summer. This tropical American plant can compete with native water lilies and its compact nature is attractive for nano cisterns.
A low maintenance, compact floating plant with regular flowering. Best growth & flowering usually occurs in shallow water & under full sunlight.
Plant Difficulty | Easy |
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Light Requirement | Bright |
Plant Type | Floating |
Very Bright light, CO2 and adequate nutrient dosing is required to grow this plant.
Plant Difficulty | Medium |
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Light Requirement | Very Bright |
Plant Type | Stem |
Bolbitis heteroclita "difformis" is a small, fine tripinate -leaved form of B. heteroclita, originating from the Philippines widely known as Mini Bolbitis. This fern grows very slowly under water and grows best when cultivated as a terrestrial plant.
This is more suitable to grow emerged in paludariums/terrariums/phytospheres etc & also suitable for moist & warm terrariums/ Vertical Gardens etc.
The best method to plant this is tying it on a piece of wood / rough stone /tree root with a dark cotton thread or fishing line to attach the plant until the roots holds the material & doesn’t appreciate being planted in the substrate in submersed condition & the rhizome should not buried in the substrate . Low light, low Co2 & very less nutrients are advised.
Plant Difficulty | Difficult |
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Light Requirement | Medium |
Plant Type | Rhizome |
Very bright light, CO2 injection, and adequate dosing is required for this plant to do well in the aquarium.
Plant Difficulty | Medium |
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Light Requirement | Very Bright |
Plant Type | Stem |
Lagenandra nairii ‘Compact’ is endemic to Chalakkudy, Kerala and is quite unique for its stunning compact growing habit; obviously the compact in Lagenandra varieties.
This can be grown submersed as well as emerged in paludariums/ terrariums/ photospheres etc.
Plant Difficulty | Medium |
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Light Requirement | Medium |
Plant Type | Rhizome |
Cuphea anagalloidea is a small, demanding stem plant. Its shoots grow around 1.5 to 2 cm wide, measured from leaf tip to leaf tip. The striking red colour on the upper side of the submersed leaves is most intensive under strong light, and it can look like it was brushed on. The red leaves often have small green spots.
Plant Difficulty | Medium |
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Light Requirement | Very Bright |
Plant Type | Stem |
Lagenandra ‘Tenkasi’:- is endemic to South India. ‘Sreepadma’ plants expedition team located this plant in South India in 2009 and propagated it through Tissue Culture.
Plant Difficulty | Easy |
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Light Requirement | Medium |
Plant Type | Rhizome |