Hygrophila pinnatifida
Hygrophila pinnatifida
PlantsFreshwater
- Care level
- Moderate
- Maximum size
- 25 cm
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- Light
- Medium
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
Care at a glance
Hygrophila pinnatifida stands apart from the other hygrophilas in the catalogue with its jagged, olive-green to reddish-brown leaves and a metallic sheen — and by preferring, like anubias, to attach itself to wood or stone rather than root in the substrate.
Tie it down with thread or fishing line until the roots take hold, and give it a bit more light and nutrients for the best colour; without CO2 injection it grows slower but stays viable. The upright shoots make a nice contrast against low-growing foreground plants.
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