Heteranthera Zosterifolia, commonly known as Stargrass, is a stunning aquatic plant that originates from South America. Renowned for its beauty and fast growth, this plant is a popular choice among aquarists looking to enhance their aquarium with lush greenery.
Key Features
- Scientific Name: Heteranthera Zosterifolia
- Common Name: Stargrass
- Family: Pontederiaceae
- Origin: South America
- Leaf Color: Bright green
- Growth Form: Bushy, dense
Unique Characteristics
Stargrass is a very beautiful aquarium plant known for its rapid growth under strong lighting conditions. Its bright green leaves create a bushy, dense appearance, making it an excellent choice for adding depth and texture to your tank. One of the unique features of Stargrass is its ability to produce small blue flowers on shoots floating on the water surface, adding a touch of elegance to your aquarium.
Ideal Conditions
To ensure the best growth and health for Heteranthera Zosterifolia, provide the following conditions:
- Light: Strong lighting
- CO2: Beneficial for optimal growth
- Substrate: Nutrient-rich substrate preferred
- Water Temperature: 22-28°C (72-82°F)
- pH Range: 5.5-7.5
Care and Maintenance
Stargrass is relatively easy to care for, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced aquarists:
- Lighting: Ensure strong light to promote healthy and fast growth.
- CO2 Injection: Regular CO2 supplementation can enhance growth.
- Trimming: Frequent trimming is necessary to ensure the lower leaves receive adequate light and to maintain its bushy form.
- Water Roots: Stargrass often produces water roots on the stems, which can be left in place or trimmed for aesthetic purposes.
Aquascaping Uses
Heteranthera Zosterifolia is highly versatile and can be used in various ways in your aquarium:
- Midground Plant: Ideal for adding density and vibrant color to the midground area.
- Background Plant: Can be used to create a lush green backdrop.
- Floating Plant: When allowed to float, it produces small blue flowers that add a unique touch to your aquascape.
The bright green leaves and potential blue flowers of Stargrass provide excellent contrast and visual interest, making it a great choice for both Dutch and Nature-style aquascapes.
Propagation
Propagation of Heteranthera Zosterifolia is straightforward. This plant propagates through stem cuttings. Simply cut a healthy stem and replant it in the substrate, where it will develop roots and grow into a new plant.
Heteranthera Zosterifolia is a must-have for any aquarist looking to enhance their aquarium with a fast-growing, beautiful plant. Its bright green leaves, rapid growth, and potential for blue flowers make it a standout choice for creating a lush, natural underwater landscape.
- Sold as loose Fresh-cut plants, Bunched plants, or Potted plants
- Fresh-cut plants | Approx. 6 stems, loose fresh-cut stems without root
- Bunched plants | Approx. 6 fresh-cut stems without root, bundled with foam, and lead weight
- Potted plants | Approx. 6 fresh-cut stems without root, potted with net pot and rockwool
Disclaimer: Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, and pesticides, grow emerged or submerge.
Scientific Name: Heteranthera Zosterifolia
Common Name: Stargrass
CO2: Recommended
Growth Rates: Medium
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Nutrient Substrate: Recommended
Lighting Requirements: Medium-High
Common Name: Stargrass
CO2: Recommended
Growth Rates: Medium
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Nutrient Substrate: Recommended
Lighting Requirements: Medium-High
Handling time for Live Plants orders:
Live plants are shipped from Monday - Saturday if you choose United States Postal Services (USPS): Most plant-only orders can ship out within 1-3 business days excluded out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder products.
UPS 2-Days and UPS Overnight only ship from Monday-Wednesday to ensure they arrived in the same week. Please be mindful we also have 1-2 business days handling time, so please placed your order on or before Tuesday, the cut off time is 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT)
Handling time for Live Animals orders:
Live Animals are shipped from Monday - Wednesday: Live Animals orders take longer to ship. We only ship Live Animals orders when they can be delivered within the week so they don't spend an extra day in transit on the weekend.
Handling time for Live Animals ranges from 1-5 business days depending on the weather and health of the livestock. We will email tracking information when the order is shipped.
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- Free Shipping will take 2-5 days to reach you
- If your orders included Live Plants & Live Animals. We will combine the shipment and you will see the flat rate shipping cost at checkout
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- Please contact us ASAP if you want to cancel your orders. Orders only might be canceled if they are not being shipped by shipping couriers.
Return Policy: All sales are final
- We do not accept returns or exchanges for Live Plants and Live Animals
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.
- 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
- 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.
- Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
- 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
- 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!
- 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.
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