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.

Vallisnaria spiralis

Phyllanthus fluitans

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

Didiplis diandra

Good lighting and nutrient rich substrate is required.

Lagenandra toxicaria -green

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.

Rotala macrandra 'mini butterfly'

Very bright light, CO2 injection and adequate nutrient dosing is required to bring out the red coloration.

Echinodorus Tennelus 'broad leaf'

Requires nutrients and healthy substrate to create a lawn like appearance.

Sagittaria sp. narrow leaf

Very hardy plant that will do well in most aquariums.

Lindernia rotuundifolia - green

Easy to grow under bright light and adequate nutrient dosing.