Cabomba
Cabomba caroliniana
Aquatic Plants Difficulty: Moderate
📖 About this plant
A delicate, feathery aquatic plant with fan-shaped green leaves arranged in whorls along its stem. Often called Carolina fanwort, it creates a beautiful bushy background in aquariums and helps oxygenate the water. Fast-growing but requires good lighting to maintain its lush appearance.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Medium to high
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Water
Submerged in water
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Humidity
Aquatic (100%)
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Temperature
20-28°C
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Soil
Fine sand or gravel substrate in aquariums, loamy pond soil for outdoor cultivation
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Fertilizer
Liquid aquarium fertilizer weekly, iron supplementation important for green foliage
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Southeastern United States, South America, widely naturalized worldwide
- 📏 Max height
- 30-60 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 30-60 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Yellow
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to fish, may cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals
- 🌱 Propagation
- Stem cuttings — simply trim the top 10-15 cm and replant
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to fish, may cause skin irritation in sensitive individuals
Common issues
- Shedding leaves in low light conditions, Stems becoming bare at the base, Invasive in outdoor waterways in some regions
💡 Care tips
- Fan-shaped foliage creates dense bushy underwater hedges,Requires good water circulation and moderate to high light,Provides excellent hiding places for small fish and fry,Prune regularly to maintain compact bushy shape
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