🌿 Cardamine lyrata – Japanese Cress

Cardamine lyrata, commonly known as Japanese Cress or Chinese Ivy, is a delicate and elegant aquarium plant with trailing stems and round, clover-like leaves. Originating from East Asia, this versatile species adds a natural and slightly wild look to aquascapes, often growing both submerged and emersed in moist environments. Its soft green foliage creates contrast against bolder plants, making it a charming accent for freshwater tanks.

🌟 Key Features

• Scientific Name: Cardamine lyrata

• Synonyms: Japanese Cress, Chinese Ivy

• Common Name: Cardamine

• Visual Appeal: Features small, round, ivy-like leaves on creeping stems that can trail or climb when allowed.

• Versatile Growth: Thrives submerged in aquariums or emersed in terrariums and paludariums.

• Beginner-Friendly: Hardy and adaptable, making it a great choice for aquarists of all levels.

🌱 Growth & Propagation

• Lighting Needs: Moderate to high light for compact and healthy growth.

• CO₂ & Fertilizers: CO₂ supplementation encourages faster, denser growth but is not strictly required. Benefits from liquid fertilizers.

• Growth Method: Stem plant with creeping/trailing stems. Can be trained to grow across rocks, driftwood, or as a ground cover.

• Nutrient Substrate: Not required, but nutrient-rich substrate or supplementation supports lush growth.

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes – thrives in humid terrariums and emersed setups.

🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits

• Adds a delicate, clover-like texture to the aquarium.

• Perfect for natural-style or biotope aquascapes.

• Can be used as a creeping groundcover or trailing accent on hardscape.

📦 What You’ll Receive:

• Sold as a Small Bare-root Plants, Bunched plants, or Potted plants
• Small bare-root | small rooted develop plants
• Bunched plants | rooted plants bundle with foam, and plant weight
• Potted plants | rooted developed plants potted with net pot and rock wool

⚠️ Disclaimer:
Cardamine lyrata ships in its emersed nursery form with round leaves. Once submerged, leaf shape may change and adapt to aquarium conditions. Some initial melting or leaf loss may occur during transition but new submerged growth will follow.

🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner
Always check your local regulations before introducing new aquatic plants into natural waterways. Never release aquarium plants into the wild.

 WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.