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Hottonia palustris
Also called Water Violet
Featherfoil (Hottonia palustris), also called water violet, is a submerged aquatic plant of the primrose family that grows in ponds, ditches and marshes. It is grown in ponds and aquariums, where it needs cool water, plenty of light and a good substrate.
Hottonia palustris, also water violet or featherfoil, is an aquatic plant in the family Primulaceae.
Naturally a bog or marsh plant, most specimens sold have been grown emersed and must be submerged in stages in the aquarium to encourage them to adapt and form submerse leaves. Featherfoil can be kept in a cool or tropical aquarium. A good substrate, light and, if possible, additional CO2 are beneficial. It can be grown in or around ponds, for which it is considered a good oxygenator. Its bushy leaves provide protection for fish and fry. It can grow floating as well, or exposed to sun.
Featherfoil is found in Europe and northern Asia. The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hottonia palustris 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.
