Water Lettuce (Pistia Stratiotes) x6
£13.15
About this item
- Water Lettuce (Pistia Stratiotes)
- 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.
- The plant can be reproduced with cutting and replanting of the upper stems.
- Feathery roots hang down in the water, providing a spawning bed for fish.
- Family: Araceae | Genus: Pistia | Care Level: : Easy | Placement: floating leaves | Temperature tol.: 10-28°C | Carbonate hardness: 5 - 20°dKH | General Hardness: 0-30°dGH | Preferred pH value: 7 | Plant Structure: Herbaceous monocot | Max Size in Aquariums: Rosette 6 to 30 cm in dia. | Reproductiont: Reproduces rapidly by vegetative fragmentation from offshoots on short , brittle stolons | Origin (in the wild): North America | Grow Rate: Very Fast | Aquascaping: Rosette of gray-green leaves | Lighting Requirment: 25w/100litres | CO2 : none
- Important Customer Note: The water lettuce plants we cultivate have been grown under controlled artificial lighting conditions. Direct exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays can stress these plants and potentially harm them due to the sudden intensity of natural sunlight. To ensure their health and successful adaptation, these plants must be kept in a shaded area for 2–3 weeks. This gradual transition period allows them to acclimatize to the outdoor environment safely before being exposed to direct sunlight.