Common Name
Featherfoil
Description
Hottonia palustris grows into highly decorative light green bushes with feathered leaves. The shoot tips have the form of snow crystals. This aquatic plant originally comes from Europe, and it is not only suitable for cold-water tanks but also for moderately warm tropical aquaria. It needs strong light (at least 0.5 watts/litre) and must never ever be placed in the shade. Otherwise the lower parts of the plant will rot away. It ought to have a regular nitrate and phosphate supply, the injection of CO2 will result in a vital, strong appearance. Hottonia palustris is great as bush in the middle ground of the aquarium. Its bushy ramified growth habit of the slanting ascending stems can be enhanced by regular trimming. Also known under the erroneous name Hottonia inflata in trade and in the hobby, however, the latter is another species not in cultivation at all.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Shoot tips resemble snow crystals
Intense green coloration
Also suitable for cold water tanks
Complete Botanical Name
Hottónia palústris L.
Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Hottonia
Misapplied Names
Hottonia inflata
Category
Foreground
Difficulty
medium
Growth
fast
Carbon Dioxide
need
pH Value
5-7
Temperature Tolerance
4-28℃
Carbonate Hardness
2-14 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Cuttings
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
Aquascaping
fine-leaved, well-branched, bushy
