Light
Medium
CO₂
Helps · 13–30 mg/L
Temperature
Not known yet · Add
Difficulty
Easy
Growth
Very slow
Where to plant itThe front glass faces you · hover a tile for tips
Foreground
Suits this plantForegroundRight at the front glass. Low plants and carpets that never block the view.
Midground
Suits this plantMidgroundBetween front and back. Medium-height plants that fill the middle.
Background
Not for 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 foreground or midground. Also used as: group.
Where it grows wild
EditNorth America
North America
Care tips
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General
- Aquarium suitability
- yes
- Growth habit
- Stem plant
Care
- Propagation
- Cuttings, Splitting / division, Runners, Cutting off daughter plants
- Can grow emersed
- yes
- Suited for outdoor ponds
- yes
Water parameters
- Temperature tolerance
- 39.2–77 °F
Nutrients
- Nitrate (NO₃⁻)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄³⁻)
- 0.1–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K⁺)
- 5–30 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0–0.5 mg/L
Sources: Flowgrow: Physostegia purpurea · Barr Report: Physostegia Purpurea