Bolbitis heudelotii
Photo: Mike Gopperth
African Water Fern
- Scientific Name
- Bolbitis heudelotii
- Origin
- West Africa
- Temperature (°C)
- 22 - 26
- pH range
- 5.8 - 7.0
- Hardness (ppm)
- 30 - 170
- Light
- Low - High
- Height
- 200mm
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Notes
- A water fern with a creeping rhizome somewhat like Java fern that must be grown attached to wood or rocks. Prefers moving water. Growth can be increased considerably by supplying Co2, and is only optimal in soft, slightly acidic water.
- Propagation
- By rhizome division
- Source
- FNZAS