2-6 Aquatic Plant Heterantha zosterfolia stargrass

Heteranthera zosteraefolia AKA stargrass Grade a-B

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Heteranthera zosterifolia
COMMON NAME: Stargrass
SYN: None
FAMILY: Pontederiaceae
RANGE: South America; Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
AQUASCAPE: background
HEIGHT: To 39" (1 m)
AH: From 16" (40 cm)
WATER: bright
LIGHT: pH: 6.0-8.0; 3-15; 68-82°F (20-28°C)
SUBSTRATE: Nutrient rich
P: Cuttings
REMARKS: This hardy plants needs to be preuned regularly.

Heteranthera zosterifolia is an extremely beautiful plant which forms a lot of side shoots and thus quickly forms a bushy plant group. In strong light growth is intensive, and the plant must be pruned before it becomes so compact that no light reaches the lower leaves. Water roots often form on the stem. In open aquariums it forms small blue flowers if some shoots are allowed to spread on the surface.

Author: Tropica

  • Heteranthera zosteraefolia AKA stargrass is awsome plant is quite often seen in Takishi Amano aquascapes
  • This prefers mid to high lighting creating a star like pattern hence it's other name stargrassNeeds high lighting and co2
  • 2-6 freshwater aquarium plants)
Family:Scrophulariaceae
Scientific Name:Heteranthera zosterifolia
Common Name:
Distribution:South America
Height:30-50
Width:10-15
Light Required:high-very high
Temperature:18-30
pH:5.5-8
Ease of care:easy
Notes:

Heteranthera zosterifolia is an extremely beautiful plant which forms a lot of side shoots and thus quickly forms a bushy plant group. In strong light growth is intensive, and the plant must be pruned before it becomes so compact that no light reaches the lower leaves. Water roots often form on the stem. In open aquariums it forms small blue flowers if some shoots are allowed to spread on the surface.

Author:Tropica