Hydrocotyle Tripartita Aquatic Plant

Plant Description

This small delicate water pennywort is especially popular with aquascapers from Asia, where it is known under different names, e.g. “Hydrocotyle maritima” and Hydrocotyle sp. “Japan”. During the last few years it has spread fast in the European aquarium hobby, too. It probably belongs to the Australian species Hydrocotyle tripartita. With its clover-shaped small light green leaves and its creeping stems, this water pennywort is really decorative. Moreover, it is a fast grower, can be used in manifold ways, and it is rather undemanding. Hydrocotyle cf. tripartita will show the best development under strong lighting and the injection of CO2. It grows more slowly in low-tech tanks, where it has slanting ascending stems.

This small, delicate Hydrocotyle is highly popular with aquascapers especially from Asia, and is known under diverse names there. It was hardly known in Europe until recently. However, it was imported from Thailand to Italy in 2008 under the name Hydrocotyle sp. “Japan”, and from Japan to Germany in 2010.

It is most similar to Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, however, there are still some differences, the most prominent of them being the deeply indented three- to five-lobed leaves. Not only its nice leaf form that resembles somewhat of clover, but also the fact that it is more undemanding than Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides commonly available in trade. It is also a faster grower and has a more creeping or overhanging growth habit. Under lots of light and CO2 as well as an ample supply of nutrients it grows very fast and may even tend to get invasisve. Under lower lights it grows more slowly, and its sprouts have a more upright than creeping growth habit.

•  Forms creeping or overhanging shoots
•  Pretty leaf form
•  Fresh light green colour
• Can be used in many different ways
•  One of the most popular plants in aquascaping

Plant Specification
Synonyms : Hydrocotyle sp. ”Australia”, Hydrocotyle sp. ”Japan”
Misapplied names : Hydrocotyle maritima
Family : Araliaceae
Genus : Hydrocotyle
Difficulty : Easy
Usage : Midground, Nano tanks, Foreground, group, Foreground, ground cover
Growth : Very fast
pH value : 5 – 7
Temperature tolerance : 10 – 30°C
Carbonate hardness : 0 – 14°dKH
General hardness : 0 – 30°dGH
Propagation : Runners, Cuttings
Can grow emersed : Yes
Source : Flowgrow

Portion : Selling in pot Emerged Form 

[ Pot will be remove during postage ]

Notes :

1) Photo is for illustration purpose only.
2) All livestock / liveplant will send out on Monday and Wednesday for Peninsular Malaysia by Lineclear.
3) We do not cover DEATH ON ARRIVAL (DOA).
4) Do not send to Sabah/ Sawarak/ Labuan/ Singapore.