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Aponogeton ulvaceus

A fast-growing submerged plant from Madagascar streams with long, translucent, wavy green leaves. It is a popular aquarium plant that grows from a tuber and may rest after months of growth.

Aponogeton ulvaceus
Photo: Creator:Wigoelbar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity —Band in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restAquatic

Where it grows wild

Submerged in still and flowing water of streams and pools, in sun or part shade; many sites dry down or slow in the dry season.

Records span 15–1100 m, median 103 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.