Dwarf Sagittaria
Sagittaria subulata
Aquatic Plants Difficulty: Very Easy
📖 About this plant
A grass-like aquatic plant that forms dense, lush carpets in aquarium foregrounds. Its narrow, bright green leaves create a beautiful lawn effect similar to terrestrial grass. One of the most reliable foreground carpet plants, especially for beginners, as it adapts well to various conditions.
🧑🌾 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
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Fertilizer
Root tabs every 6 weeks, liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Eastern United States, South America, Colombia
- 📏 Max height
- 10-20 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 15-30 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to fish and humans
- 🌱 Propagation
- Runner division — sends out runners that produce new plantlets
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to fish and humans
Common issues
- Leaves grow too tall in low light losing carpet effect, Melting when first planted, Algae on slow-growing leaves in high light
💡 Care tips
- Grass-like foreground plant perfect for aquarium carpets,Spreads quickly by runners to fill in bare areas,Tolerates low light better than most foreground plants,Easy to control by trimming runners that go too far
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