Eichhornia diversifolia

Eichhornia diversifolia

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Eichhornia diversifolia is a beautiful but rather difficult plant to grow in the aquarium. The leaves are thin and delicate, up to 10 cml ong and form a rosette. The aquatic form are hardly distinguishable from Eichhornia natans but E.diversifolia is better suited for aquarium use. Forexample, the lower leaves of Eichhornia diversifolialive longer and are less frequently miscoloured and shed.The plant requires very high light to thrive and anutrient rich substrate. Also, the growth of Eichhornia diversifolia benefits from CO2 enrichment of the water. The flower of Eichhornia diversifolia is not as spectacular as the flower of E.crassipes - Water Hyacinth - and flowers develop only from the emergent form. Author: Tropica

Eichhornia diversifolia
Family:Pontederiaceae
Scientific Name:Eichhornia diversifolia
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Distribution:South America
Height:25-40
Width:5-10
Light Required:high
Temperature:22-28
pH:acid-neutral
Ease of care:difficult
Notes:Eichhornia diversifolia is a beautiful but rather difficult plant to grow in the aquarium. The leaves are thin and delicate, up to 10 cml ong and form a rosette. The aquatic form are hardly distinguishable from Eichhornia natans but E.diversifolia is better suited for aquarium use. Forexample, the lower leaves of Eichhornia diversifolialive longer and are less frequently miscoloured and shed.The plant requires very high light to thrive and anutrient rich substrate. Also, the growth of Eichhornia diversifolia benefits from CO2 enrichment of the water. The flower of Eichhornia diversifolia is not as spectacular as the flower of E.crassipes - Water Hyacinth - and flowers develop only from the emergent form.
Author:Tropica