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Blyxa

Blyxa
Photo: Show ryu, CC BY 3.0

Blyxa is a genus of tropical and subtropical aquatic plants in the frog's-bit family, Hydrocharitaceae. Its commonly grown members, such as Blyxa japonica and Blyxa aubertii, are submerged aquarium and pond plants that need steady light and water.

Family
Hydrocharitaceae (Hydrocharit family)
Grows as
Aquatic
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Grow fully submerged in water; no watering needed beyond keeping the aquarium or pond topped up.
Soil
Nutrient-rich aquarium substrate or pond mud, often with root tabs for the rooted species.
Temperature
22–28 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Blyxa is a genus of an aquatic plant of the family Hydrocharitaceae described as a genus in 1806.

It is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, and Australia.

Other Blyxa plants

Japanese Rush · Blyxa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Blyxa 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.

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