Common Name: Star Grass
Heteranthera zosterifolia from South America is an extremely beautiful plant, which forms a lot of side shoots and thus quickly forms a bushy plant group.
Stems can become 30-50 cm tall and 6-12 cm wide. Leaves often become black on the back. In open aquariums, it forms small blue flowers if some shoots are allowed to spread on the surface.
Heteranthera zosterifolia
This plant is grown in-vitro and is kept in a nutrient medium. Gently remove plant from cup and rinse in aquarium water to remove any medium. Seperate into portions and plant in substrate with aquascaping tweezers.
In strong light growth is intensive, and the plant must be pruned before it becomes so compact that no light reaches the lower leaves. Water roots often form on the stem. Those are easily cut and replanted. this plant will do great in low light and medium level of CO2.
DO NOT RELEASE PLANTS AND LIVESTOCK INTO LOCAL WATERS!
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