Heteranthera zosterifolia ‘Star Grass’ is a beautiful stem plant with bright green lanceolate leaves. In its country of origin, Brazil, it usually grows in stangant waters and swampy regions.

In the hobby, Heteranthera zosterifolia ‘Star Grass’ has been established for many years as a decorative plant for Dutch style aquaria as well as nature aquaria. Here it is used as contrasting plant in the fore-, the middle- and the background by simply cutting it to the desired height.

Known as star grass by vernacular name, this plant is a great water quality indicator. A lack of nitrogen (in the form of NO3) lets the leaves become transparent before they wilt. A lack of phosphorous (in the form of PO4) changes the plant’s bright green into a darker hue.

• Family Name : Pontederiaceae
• Origin : South America
• Height : 4-10”
• pH : 5-8
• Temperature : 15-30°C