Hornwort

Ceratophyllum demersum

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Photo by S.Tanaka · Public domain

Stem plantVery easy

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Growing requirements

  • Difficulty Very easy
  • Growth rate Very fast
  • Growth habit Stem plant
  • Placement Midground, Background, Floating
  • Light Medium to high light
  • Added CO₂ Not needed
  • Temperature 10–30 °C (50–86 °F) tolerates 4–30 °C (39–86 °F)
  • pH 6–9
  • Carbonate hardness 5–24 dKH
  • Origin Africa, Europe, Asia, America

Not on record for Hornwort: height, width.

Growing notes

Has no roots; float it or weight it down, and expect it to shed needles when moved.

Sources1
  1. 1 Flowgrow plant database