Madagascar lace plant
Aponogeton madagascariensis
PlantsFreshwater
- Care level
- Demanding
- Maximum size
- 60 cm
- Temperature
- 18–24 °C
- pH
- 6–7.2
- Light
- Medium
- Diet
- Photosynthetic
Care at a glance
The Madagascar lace plant is one of the most striking aquatic plants in the world: its leaves consist of veins only, so they look like green lacework. It comes from cool, flowing rivers in Madagascar and grows from an elongated tuber.
It is decidedly demanding: it wants cooler, clean, gently flowing water, plenty of nutrients and as little film on the leaves as possible, because that clogs the lace pattern. It also needs a regular rest period in which it drops its leaves; the tuber then sprouts again afterwards.
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