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Aponogeton elongatus

A tuberous aquatic plant of streams, billabongs and lagoons across tropical and subtropical northern and eastern Australia, with long, wavy, submerged ribbon leaves. Grow it in a warm, well-lit aquarium or pond, and expect it to slow down or die back in winter when its wild waters cool and shrink.

Aponogeton elongatus
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Adams, L.G.), CC BY 4.0, 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

Rooted in sand or mud of permanent and seasonal freshwater streams and pools, leaves mostly submerged with flower spikes held at the surface. Detail here follows the measured range and the genus.

Lowland: recorded from 14 to 300 m.

Northern TerritoryWestern AustraliaQueenslandNew South Wales

🔒 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 CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.