Vallisneria gigantea
Photo: flickr user - Eric Heupel
Banned
Eel Grass or Wild Celery
- Scientific Name
- Vallisneria gigantea
- Origin
- New Guinea - Philippines
- Temperature (°C)
- 18 - 30
- pH range
- 6.5 - 7.5
- Hardness (ppm)
- 50 - 100
- Light
- Strong
- Height
- 500 - 2000mm+
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Notes
- Leaves can reach 2m in length. Sensitive to growing medium & temperature - will not grow below 18C. Needs room to grow & plenty of light. Has strong course root stock
- Propagation
- Banned - Illegal to propagate
- Source
- FNZAS