Freshwater
Pogostemon stellatus
Lamiaceae
Facts
Care
- Growth form
- Under water
- Placement
- Background
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- Needed
- Growth
- Medium
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Height
- Up to 50 cm
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, and 13 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Pogostemon stellatus is an aquatic, perennial, herbaceous flowering plant (angiosperm) from East and Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, New Guinea, and northern Australia. Because of its extensive geographic distribution, there are many different colors and leaf forms of this plant to be found in the wild. It is a fairly common, but highly prized and sought-after, decorative and functional species within the aquarium trade and aquascaping hobby. Some of the modern hybrids and cultivars include varieties such as 'Dassen', 'Kimberley', 'Narrowleaf', and 'Octopus'.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Anuragia stellata
- Anuragia tomentosa
- Anuragia verticillata
- Dysophylla benthamiana
- Dysophylla esquirolii
- Dysophylla japonica
Articles
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Lighting: how long and how bright3 min read
How many hours the light should be on, why more light does not mean better plants, and how to avoid algae.
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 an aquarium from Australia and New Guinea4 min read
The home of rainbowfish: water, substrate, plants and light for rainbowfish, blue-eyes and peacock gudgeons, with a long aquarium and open water in the middle.
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.