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Aponogeton bernierianus

A Madagascan Aponogeton of fast, clear, soft-water streams in the eastern forests. It is notoriously difficult in aquaria. What it needs is soft, acidic, fairly cool water with strong current, and a dormancy that follows its seasonal floods.

Aponogeton bernierianus
Photo: Louis van Houtte, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restAquatic

Where it grows wild

Fully aquatic in rivers and streams with fairly fast current, in both shaded and sunny reaches. A thick tuber or branching rhizome anchors it among stones and sand.

25–1200 m in the records (median 650 m).

Madagascar

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.