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Pistia Stratiotes 'Water Lettuce' - Live Aquatic Plant
Pistia Stratiotes (Water Lettuce) is a free-floating, herbaceous monocot with a rosette of gray-green leaves, resembling a head of lettuce (thus the common name), occurring as a single plant or connected to others by stolons. Since it is floating plant and have direct air exposure CO2 injection to the tank is not needed.
 
Feathery roots hang down in the water, providing a spawning bed for fish.
 
Pistia Stratiotes - Water Lettuce 
FamilyAraceae
GenusPistia
Care Level: Easy
Placementwith roots hanging below floating leaves
Temperature tolerance10-28°C
Carbonate hardness5 - 20°dKH
General Hardness0-30°dGH
Preferred pH value7
Plant StructureHerbaceous monocot
Max Size in AquariumsRosette generally 6 to 30 cm in diameter 
Reproduction of the plantReproduces rapidly by vegetative fragmentation from offshoots on short , brittle stolons
Origin (in the wild)Contentious (North America)
Grow RateVery Fast
Recommended substrateFloating Plant
AquascapingRosette of gray-green leaves
Lighting Requirment25w/100litres
CO2 none

Pistia Stratiotes 'Water Lettuce' - Live Aquatic Plant

Rating is 5.0 out of five stars based on 1 review
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
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    • Kerami RobertsFeb 05
      Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
      Perfect specimens, delivered via amazon prime

      I've been hoping for some large water lettuce to gradually replace and complement the tiny water lettuce on the surface of our 4 aquariums. I purchased 8 and have distributed amongst enjoying the feathery, glistening roots on our higher up aquariums (I'm wheelchair user so almost everything is higher up 😆)... But on our low down, corner tank there is no lid, like my indoor pond so these will be great.


      Plants have arrived in a strong little car box with air filled damp bag.


      They seem perfect!

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