Freshwater
Featherfoil
Hottonia palustris
Primulaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Background
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Helps
- Growth
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Height
- Up to 50 cm
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, and 11 more countries.
Introduced to Ireland, Russia, and United States.
More about the species
Description
Hottonia palustris, also water violet or featherfoil, is an aquatic plant in the family Primulaceae.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Androsace aquatica
- Breviglandium palustre
In other languages
- Vattenblink
- Almindelig Vandrøllike
- Vesisulka
- Water violet
Articles
All articles
How to set up an Asian aquarium5 min read
Two aquariums from Southeast Asia: calm forest streams and peat swamps with soft, brown water, and fast mountain streams with cool, oxygen-rich water.
How to set up a European aquarium5 min read
A coldwater aquarium with European fish and plants, without a heater. The water follows the seasons, and summer heat is the biggest problem.
How to care for aquarium plants3 min read
Light, nutrients and CO₂ in balance, low tech versus high tech, and how to read from the leaves what your plants are missing.