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Zannichellia palustris subsp. major

Zannichellia palustris subsp. major
Photo: Ruppia2000, CC BY-SA 3.0

Zannichellia palustris subsp. major, the greater horned pondweed, is a submerged aquatic plant of fresh to brackish water in Europe. It is grown mainly in aquaria and ponds, where it needs clear, nutrient-rich water and some light.

Family
Potamogetonaceae (Potamogeton family)
Grows as
Aquatic
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Grow it submerged in water; it cannot be kept as a normal potted plant.
Soil
Rooted in a nutrient-rich sand or fine gravel substrate, or left to root in the mud of a pond bed.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates cool water well, protect from freezing.
How easy
Moderate

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Zannichellia palustris subsp. major, the greater horned pondweed is an aquatic plant found in fresh to brackish waters in Europe.

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Horned pondweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zannichellia palustris subsp. major 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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