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Hydrocotyle Leucocephala 'Brazilian Pennywort' - Live Aquatic Plants

Hydrocotyle Leucocephala (Brazilian Pennywort)

 

Hydrocotyle Leucocephala is characterized by its half-dollar like leaves which can grow into compact bushes of green.

It is capable of drastically improving the aesthetic quality of an aquarium when grown and maintained in the right manner. It is characterized by its half-dollar like leaves which can grow into compact bushes of green.

It does not need to be rooted, but can be used as a floating plant.

Can be used with or without CO2 injection to the water. 

Hydrocotyle leucocephala is particularly versatile, as it can be planted in the substrate or as a floating plant. 

 

Hydrocotyle Leucocephala (Brazilian Pennywort)

Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Hydrocotyle

Care Level: 

Easy

Placement

Midground, Foreground, Group, Water surface

Temperature tolerance

5-30°C

Carbonate hardness

2 - 15 °KH

General Hardness

0-30 °GH

Preferred pH value

6.0-7.0

Plant Structure

Stems with numerous side shoots

Max Size in Aquariums

up to 60 cm

Reproduction of the plant

Side shoots, Cuttings

Origin (in the wild)

Sought America

Grow Rate

Very Fast

Recommended substrate

 Fine Gravel, Floating Plant

Aquascaping

Characterized by its half-dollar like leaves, it can be planted in the substrate or as a floating plant

Lighting Requirment

15w/100litres

CO2 

 20-30 mg/l

Hydrocotyle Leucocephala 'Brazilian Pennywort' - Live Aquatic Plants

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