Vallisneria
Vallisneria natans
Aquatic Plants Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
A classic aquarium grass-like plant that sends up long, ribbon-like leaves from a basal rosette. Creates stunning underwater meadows and forest-like effects in the background of aquascapes. One of the best oxygenating plants available, it rapidly spreads via runners to fill large areas. Perfect for creating a natural look in planted tanks.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Low to medium
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Water
Submerged in water
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Humidity
Aquatic (100%)
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Temperature
18-28°C
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Soil
Fine gravel or sand substrate, benefits from nutrient-rich aquarium soil underlayer
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Fertilizer
Root tabs every 6 weeks, liquid fertilizer every 2-3 weeks
🌐 Common Names
HI
Hindi
वैलिसनेरिया
BN
Bengali
ভ্যালিসনেরিয়া
MR
Marathi
व्हॅलिस्नेरिया
TE
Telugu
వాలిస్నేరియా
TA
Tamil
வாலிஸ்னேரியா
GU
Gujarati
વેલિસ્નેરિયા
UR
Urdu
ولیسنیریا
KN
Kannada
ವ್ಯಾಲಿಸ್ನೇರಿಯಾ
OR
Odia
ଭାଲିସନେରିଆ
ML
Malayalam
വാലിസ്നീരിയ
PA
Punjabi
ਵੈਲਿਸਨੇਰੀਆ
AS
Assamese
ভেলিস্নেৰিয়া
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Cosmopolitan — Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia
- 📏 Max height
- 30-80 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 30-60 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to fish and humans
- 🌱 Propagation
- Runner division — produces numerous daughter plants on long runners
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to fish and humans
Common issues
- Leaves too short in low light tanks
- Leaves growing at awkward angles toward light source
- Runner overpopulation
- Leaves melting when first introduced to hard water
💡 Care tips
- Long grass-like leaves create a natural underwater meadow
- Excellent background plant for aquariums
- Propagates by sending out runners that form new plantlets
- Tolerates a wide range of water conditions and temperatures
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