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Aponogeton boivinianus is an aquatic tuberous plant from northern Madagascar, grown mainly in aquariums and ponds for its broad, indented dark green leaves. It does best in clean, cooler water with a good substrate.
Aponogeton boivinianus is a species of flowering plant in the Aponogetonaceae family. It is Native to Madagascar
Cultivated as an aquarium plant where it seems to prefer rather cooler water than the other species from this region. Prefers very clean water and a good substrate to grow in.
Propagation is from seeds.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aponogeton boivinianus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
