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Aponogeton rigidifolius

A Sri Lankan aquatic with long, stiff, dark green submerged leaves rising from a creeping rhizome rather than a tuber. Unlike most of its genus it needs no rest period, grows slowly and becomes robust once settled, making it a background plant for the patient aquarist.

Aponogeton rigidifolius
Photo: Bc999 (Black crow), CC BY-SA 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Fully submerged in deeper water of streams and rivers in Sri Lanka's lowland wet zone, rooted in sand.

The two records lie in the lowland wet zone, around 100–300 m.

Sri Lanka

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.