Quick plant statistics for the Japanese Rush
Scientific Name:
Acorus gramineus
Common Name:
Japanese Rush
Substrate:
Plain washed gravel
Lighting:
Not critical
pH value:
6.8 - 7.5
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
59-70°F (15-21°C)
Height:
12 in (30 cm)
Distribution:
Eastern Asia
Characteristics:
Slow-growing plant w/ dark green leaves in fan shaped clumps. Roots are very tough and...
Quick plant statistics for the Broad-leaf Amazon Sword
Family Name:
Alismataceae
Scientific Name:
Echinodorus bleheri
Common Name:
Broad-leaf Amazon Sword
Substrate:
Rich, with clay
Lighting:
Not critical
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
68-81°F (20-27°C)
Height:
Up to 15 in (38 cm)
Distribution:
South America
Characteristics:
Lanceolate leaves are pale to dark green with sharply pointed tips.
Aquarium use:
Middleground
From Tropica:
Echinodorus...
Quick plant statistics for Nuphar japonicum
Scientific Name:
Nuphar japonicum
Common Name:
Japanese Spatterdock
Substrate:
Rich, with clay
Lighting:
Bright
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
54-77°F (12-25°C)
Height:
24 in (60 cm)
Distribution:
Japan and adjacent islands
Characteristics:
Fleshy petioles up to 12 in (30 cm) or more in length arise from a...
Quick plant statistics for the Melon Sword
Family Name:
Alismataceae
Scientific Name:
Echinodorus osiris
Common Name:
Melon Sword
Substrate:
Rich
Lighting:
Dim to Medium
pH value:
6.5-7.5
Hardness:
5-18°dH
Temperature:
65-82°F (18-28°C)
Height:
20 in (50 cm)
Distribution:
Southern Brazil
Characteristics:
Leaves stemmed, lanceolate, slightly undate along the margins, green; young leaves are reddish.
Aquarium use:
Showplant, only for very tall...
Quick plant statistics for the Malayan Sword
Scientific Name:
Aglaonema simplex
Common Name:
Malayan Sword; Borneo Sword
Substrate:
Plain washed gravel
Lighting:
Moderate
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
73°F (23°C)
Height:
15 in (38 cm)
Distribution:
Malaysia
Characteristics:
Leaves reddish when young, mid to dark green mature, are broadly ovate with bluntly pointed tips....
Quick plant statistics for Cryptocoryne willisii
Family Name:
Araceae
Scientific Name:
Cryptocoryne willisii
Common Name:
Willis' Cryptocoryne
Substrate:
Plain washed gravel
Lighting:
Moderate to bright
pH value:
6.8-7.2
Hardness:
3-8°dH
Temperature:
68-79°F (20-26°C)
Height:
Up to 8 in (20 cm)
Distribution:
Sri Lanka
Characteristics:
Leaves stemmed, oblong-oval to lanceolate, green; stems brownish to green. Produces runners in large...
Quick plant statistics for Cryptocoryne ciliata
Scientific Name:
Cryptocoryne ciliata
Common Name:
None
Substrate:
Add iron-Rich clay
Lighting:
Bright
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
Not critical
Temperature:
68°F (20°C)
Height:
20 in (50 cm)
Distribution:
S.E. Asia
Characteristics:
Leaves are lanceolate to broad lanceolate in shape, pale green to mid-green in color. Edges are slightly wavy.
Aquarium...
Quick plant statistics for the African Water Fern
Scientific Name:
Bolbitis heudelotii
Common Name:
African Water Fern
Substrate:
N/A
Lighting:
Subdued
pH value:
Not critical
Hardness:
3-18°dH
Temperature:
72-82°F (22-28°C)
Height:
10-15 in (25-38 cm) when submerged, but much larger in emersed specimens
Distribution:
Tropical West Africa
Characteristics:
Dark green to black creeping rhizome covered in short black...
Quick plant statistics for the Water Lettuce
Scientific Name:
Pistia Stratiotes
Common Name:
Water Lettuce
Substrate:
Not applicable
Lighting:
Bright
pH value:
6.5 to 7.0
Hardness:
3 to 6°dH
Temperature:
72°F (22°C)
Height:
A large floating plant ( cm)
Distribution:
Found in most tropical zones
Characteristics:
A floating plant with leaves in a rosette pattern. Trailing roots...
Quick plant statistics for Crinum natans
Family Name:
Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis family)
Scientific Name:
Crinum natans
Common Name:
None
Substrate:
Nutrient-Rich bottom
Lighting:
Very bright
pH value:
5.5-7.0
Hardness:
2-10°dH
Temperature:
54-77°F (12-25°C)
Height:
20-40 in (50-100 cm)
Distribution:
Africa
Characteristics:
Leaves unstemmed, ligamentous, bright green and burled; more heavily burled in good light than in shade.
Aquarium use:
Background Plant
From Tropica:
Crinum...