Additional information
Main characteristics | Stratiotes aloides is a floating plant consisting of a rosette of erect emerged leaves. In summer, it occasionally produces white flowers |
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Cultivation notes | Plant suitable for fresh climates. Not suitable for southern Italian regions or other places with particularly high temperatures |
Reproduction | The plant reproduces through stolons that form in the centre of the leaf rosette. In autumn, the entire plant sinks into the water to the bottom, then it resurfaces in spring |
Planting depth | It is meant to float on water. Like all floating plants, it needs nutrient-rich water to vegetate |
Exposure | Full direct sun for at least 6 hours in the middle hours of the day |
PH tolerated | Acidic, neutral or basic (alkaline): 6 to 8 |
Frost Resistance | Yes, it withstands very cold temperatures |
Origin | Native plant of Europe |
Shipped plant | Bare-root |