Aquatic Plants
- Owner: Holly Dz
- Aug 19
- 2 min read
Even though I don't have any personal experience with indoor aquatic plants, it was still a topic I was always interested in! So let's learn together!
In doing research, there are really two different types of categories. These are aquatic plants and semi-aquatic plants. The aquatic plants need the water to survive and many can be submerged in water. The semi-aquatic plants are just houseplants that can tolerate growing in water with no soil. You can do stem cuttings or full plants with the soil washed off of the roots.
Types of Aquatic Plants:
Marimo Moss Balls
Does not require substrate
Low light preferred
Swirl the water around occasionally
Very resilient plants
Java Fern
Does not require substrate
Tolerate a range of light but best in low to medium
Good for aquariums
Slow growing so watch out for algae
Java Moss
Low light preferred
Does not require substrate
Very resilient plants
Good for aquariums
Amazon Sword
Low light preferred
Very resilient plants
Good for aquariums
Anacharis
Can be in a substrate or floating
Low light preferred
Good for aquariums
Anubias
Prefers medium to high light
Does not require substrate
Good for aquariums
Duckweed
Water surface plant
Medium to high light
Good for aquariums
Types of Semi-Aquatic Houseplants:
Pothos
Philodendron
Spider Plants
Syngonium
Monstera
Peace Lily
Inch Plant
What you need...
Container of your choice that can hold water
Usually a glass container is best to see your plants and the condition of the environment
Substrate specific for water gardens
This is usually pebbles or gravel that you will need to pre-rinse
Plants!
Check out Aquarium Co-Op for plants & supplies!
Potentially rocks or a medium of some sort that you may want to place plants on within your container
What you do...
Fill your container (or a separate container) with water and let it sit out for 24 hours
Put your pre-rinsed substrate at the bottom of the container
Or at least just a thin layer for now until you start placing your plants
Fill up the container a little bit with water (slowly)
Start delicately putting your plants in and covering with substrate where needed
Very slowly, start filling your container with water
It is normal to be murky for a bit until everything settles
Change out the water about every 1-2 weeks
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