Light
Medium
CO₂
Not needed · 0–5 mg/L
Temperature
Not known yet · Add
Difficulty
Medium
Growth
Medium
Where to plant itThe front glass faces you · hover a tile for tips
Foreground
Not for this plantForegroundRight at the front glass. Low plants and carpets that never block the view.
Midground
Not for this plantMidgroundBetween front and back. Medium-height plants that fill the middle.
Background
Suits this plantBackgroundAlong the back glass. Tall plants that hide equipment and frame the scape.
On wood / rock
Not for this plantOn wood / rockGrows attached to hardscape rather than rooted in the substrate.
Floating
Not for this plantFloatingFloats at the surface with its roots hanging in the water.
Plant it background. Also used as: solitary / specimen, paludarium / riparium.
Where it grows wild
EditSouth Asia
Care tips
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General
- Growth habit
- Rosette
Care
- Propagation
- Splitting / division, Cutting off daughter plants, Rhizome division
- Can grow emersed
- yes
Water parameters
- Temperature tolerance
- 53.6–86 °F
More Lagenandra
See the genusSources: Barr Report: Lagenandra Ovata · Flowgrow: Lagenandra ovata