Menü

Hygrophila corymbosa

Giant hygro

°C
°dKH
Aquarium suitability: yes
Usage: Semi-emersed plant for open tanks, Background, Midground, Street (Dutch style)
Difficulty: very easy
Growth: fast

Common names [?]: 
  • Giant hygro
  • Temple plant

Synonyms [?]: 
  • Hygrophila corymbosa ''stricta''
  • Hygrophila stricta (Nees) Lindau

Habit, plant type [?]:

  • stem
Botanical name [?]: Hygróphila corymbósa (Blume) Lindau

Major group (unranked) [?]: Seed plants: Flowering plants (Angiosperms)
Order [?]: Lamiales
Family [?]: Acanthaceae
Genus [?]: Hygrophila

Description: 

Hygrophila corymbosa is a stem plant of swampy locations that is widespread in South-East Asia, growing submersed in flowing waters and emersed on wet ground.1 Older names are Nomaphila corymbosa and Hygrophila stricta.1

Under strong lighting the fast-growing species forms sturdy, compact shoots, although moderate light is already sufficient for it.12 Moderately hard to hard, slightly alkaline water suits it well, and a nutrient-rich substrate and strong current promote growth.12 It is suitable for staggered groups in the midground or background.1 Plants supplied emersed usually shed their aerial leaves after transfer; when emersed it flowers pale blue to blue-violet.12

References and further reading:
  1. Kasselmann, C. (2019): Aquarienpflanzen. 4th edition (German). - Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart: pp. 382–383.
  2. Hygrophila corymbosa – Aquasabi (accessed 5 October 2026)
Light medium to high 
Temperature tolerance 18 to 30 °C
Optimum temperature 24 to 28 °C
Carbonate hardness 2 to 18 °dKH
pH value 5.5 to 7.5 
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 10 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: fast

Propagation: Cuttings

Can grow emersed?: yes

Suited for outdoor cultivation / ponds [?]: unknown

Winter hardiness [?]: not hardy in Germany

There is no detailled information for cultivating this plant yet.
There are no further design information for this plant yet.
There are no images in this gallery.
You can embed this entry directly into another web site or forum. Just copy and paste the following code:

Embed as HTML code

<a href="https://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants/hygrophila-corymbosa" target="_blank"><img alt="Hygrophila corymbosa" title="Hygrophila corymbosa" src="https://www.flowgrow.de/db/widget/aquaticplants/hygrophila-corymbosa" /></a>

Embed as BB code

[url=https://www.flowgrow.de/db/aquaticplants/hygrophila-corymbosa][img]https://www.flowgrow.de/db/widget/aquaticplants/hygrophila-corymbosa[/img][/url]

Embed in Flogrow Forum

[widget=aquaticplants/hygrophila-corymbosa]Hygrophila corymbosa[/widget]

Preview

There are no reviews so far. Do you want to write the first one?
TODO Hygrophila corymbosa is also known as Giant hygro and Temple plant. TODO

Wasserpflanzen sind ein fester Bestandteil der meisten Aquarien. Beim Aquascaping, dem Naturaquarium, Biotop-Aquarium oder dem Gesellschaftsaquarium sind Wasserpflanzen nicht nur für die Wasserqualität entscheidend, sondern sorgen auch stets für eine optische Aufwertung des Aquariums.