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Nymphoides aquatica

Banana plant

°C
°dKH
Aquarium suitability: yes
Usage: Foreground, group
Difficulty: difficult
Growth: slow
Range and localities: 

südöstliche USA (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Nord-, Südcarolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas)


Height: 5 - 15 cm
Width: 5 - 20 cm

Availability [?]: 
  • frequently available commercially

Common names: 
  • Banana plant
  • Big floatingheart

Synonyms: 
  • Anonymos aquatica Walter
  • Villarsia aquatica J.F. Gmel.

Habit, plant type:

  • rosette
  • rooting plant with floating leaves
Botanical name [?]: Nymphoídes aquática (J.F. Gmel.) Kuntze

Major group (unranked): Seed plants: Flowering plants (Angiosperms)
Order: Asterales
Family: Menyanthaceae
Genus: Nymphoides

References and further reading:
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Light medium to high 
Temperature tolerance 15 to 28 °C
Optimum temperature 20 to 26 °C
Carbonate hardness 5 to 12 °dKH
pH value 6.5 to 7.2 
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 20 to 40 mg/l
Nitrate (NO3-) 10 to 50 mg/l
Phosphate (PO43-) 0.1 to 3 mg/l
Potassium (K+) 5 to 30 mg/l
Iron (Fe) 0.01 to 0.5 mg/l

Growth: slow

Propagation: Proliferating inflorescences

Can grow emersed?: unknown

Suited for outdoor cultivation / ponds: unknown

Winter hardiness: not hardy in Germany

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