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Ogden's pondweed

Potamogeton ogdenii

Ogden's pondweed is a submerged aquatic perennial that grows in still or slow-moving fresh water, native to North America. It needs a pond or aquarium with clear water and enough light.

Family
Potamogetonaceae (Potamogeton family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Grows submerged in water; keep it fully covered and do not let it dry out.
Soil
Rooted in mud or fine sediment at the bottom of a pond or tank.
Temperature
Tolerates cool to mild water; protect from freezing solid, roughly 5–25 °C.
How easy
Moderate

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Potamogeton ogdenii, common name Ogden's pondweed, is a perennial plant native to North America.

Other Potamogeton plants

Sharp-leaved pondweed · Alpine pondweed · Largeleaf pondweed · Small Pondweed · Red Pondweed · Little aguja pondweed · Fen Pondweed · Grass-wrack pondweed · Tuckerman's pondweed · Curly pondweed · Little-leaf pondweed · Pondweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Potamogeton ogdenii 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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