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Barclaya hirta

Barclaya hirta
Photo: LocationIndonesia.svg: By Rei-artur pt en Rei-artur blog derivative work: Abhijitsathe (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0

Barclaya hirta is a rare aquatic water-lily relative native to Sumatra, Indonesia, grown mainly by specialist aquarists and botanic collectors. It needs warm, soft, clean water and stable conditions to thrive.

Family
Nymphaeaceae (Water-lily family)
Grows as
Aquatic
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Grow submerged in water; keep it warm, soft and clean with steady conditions.
Soil
Fine, nutrient-rich substrate or aquatic soil in a pot set underwater.
Temperature
24–30 °C; protect below 20 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
Sumatera
Climate
wet tropical

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Barclaya hirta is a species of aquatic plant endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.

Other Barclaya plants

Barclaya kunstleri · Orchid Lily · Barclaya motleyi · Barclaya panchorensis · Barclaya rotundifolia · Barclaya rugosa · Barclaya wellyi · Barclaya

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Barclaya hirta 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.

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