Plants / Stem Plants
Stem Plants
Water wisteria
Hygrophila difformis
Fast and forgiving; lacy leaves give fry and shrimp cover.
Needs
Care levelEasy
LightLow
CO₂Not needed
GrowthFast
HeightUp to 30 cm
Temperature24–28 °C
WhereBack of the tank
Feeds throughLeaves, from the water
FamilyAcanthaceae
Native toIndian subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Assam/East Himalaya), Myanmar, and northern Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)
How to keep it
- Moderate light is enough; more light gives finer leaves
- Trim often
- Dose micronutrients and iron (pale leaves show a shortage)
- Letting it outgrow a small tank
Sources
13 facts checked with sources
- Scientific namePlants of the World Online (Kew) name search: Hygrophila difformis · Flowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria
- FamilycorrectedPlants of the World Online (Kew) name search: Hygrophila difformis · Flowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria
- Native rangecorrectedPlants of the World Online (Kew): Hygrophila difformis · Flowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria
- LightcorrectedTropica: Hygrophila difformis (051BDT) · Flowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria
- CO₂Tropica: Hygrophila difformis (051BDT) · Flowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria
- GrowthTropica: Hygrophila difformis (051BDT) · Flowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria
- Care levelTropica: Hygrophila difformis (051BDT) · Flowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria
- HeightcorrectedTropica: Hygrophila difformis (051BDT) · Flowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria
- TemperaturecorrectedFlowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria
- Where to plantFlowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria
- Water or land plantcorrectedFlowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria
- AboutFlowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria · Tropica: Hygrophila difformis (051BDT)
- Care tipsFlowgrow plant database: Hygrophila difformis - Water Wisteria · Tropica: Hygrophila difformis (051BDT)
Good with
Animals that leave it alone
