Eichornia Crassipies

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.

Hygrophila difformis 'Variegated'

Suitable for aquariums with bright light and will look good when kept in well spaced groups.

Vallisnaria spiralis

Hygrophila odora

Hygrophila odora is similar to difformis but differs by their narrower form. A nutrient rich substrate, water column nutrient dosing, adequate lights and CO2 injection will bring the best out of this plant.

Echinodorus argentinensis

This large plant is suited for large aquariums. Regular pruning is required.

Lagenandra toxicaria "giant"

Undemanding plant but will do very well in nutrient rich substrate, bright light, CO2 and adequate nutrient dosing.

Pogostemon stellatus 'Octopus'

This needle leaf variety of P stellatus can be used as a background plant. Requires high light, CO2 and nutrient dosing.

Phyllanthus fluitans

Easy to grow floating plant. Under right conditions the leaves turn slightly reddish and flowers.

Echinodorus Rose

A large plant suitable for background in the aquarium. Bright light and nutrient rich substrate is required.

Rotala rotundifolia 'Pink'

With bright light, CO2 injection and adequate nutrient dosing, is required to bring out the pinkish colour.