Pogostemon helferi
Downoi
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Also found as: Anuragia helferi, Dysophylla helferi, Eusteralis helferi
Light
Medium
CO₂
Helps · 13–30 mg/L
Temperature
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Difficulty
Medium
Growth
Medium
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
Suits 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, midground or on wood / rock. Also used as: group, nano tanks.
Where it grows wild
EditSoutheast Asia
Care tips
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General
- Aquarium suitability
- yes
- Growth habit
- Stem plant
Care
- Propagation
- Cuttings, Splitting / division, Cutting off daughter plants
- Can grow emersed
- yes
Water parameters
- Temperature tolerance
- 15–28 °C
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
More Pogostemon
See the genusSources: Flowgrow: Pogostemon helferi · Aquasabi: Pogostemon helferi · Barr Report: Pogostemon Helferi · Tropica: Pogostemon helferi