Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides – Easy-Growing, Thick-Leafed Dwarf Pennywort

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, also known as Dwarf Pennywort or Lawn Marsh Pennywort, is a fast-growing foreground plant native to southeastern Asia. Often compared to the popular Hydrocotyle tripartita 'Japan', this variety features thicker, more robust leaves and is less fragile, making it a fantastic choice for both beginner and experienced aquascapers. Its rounded foliage and spreading growth habit make it ideal for carpeting, trailing, or creeping layouts in freshwater aquariums.

Now available in our clean and pest-free Vitro Culture® 4-inch sealed bag, each portion contains vibrant, healthy plantlets grown in sterile lab conditions—perfect for sensitive tanks and high-precision aquascapes.

🌟 Key Features:

• Scientific Name: Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides

• Common Names: Dwarf Pennywort, Lawn Marsh Pennywort

• Leaf Shape: Rounded, penny-like, and slightly thicker than H. tripartita

• Growth Form: Creeping and spreading horizontally

• Light Requirements: Moderate to high

• CO₂ Requirement: Beneficial but not required

• Placement: Foreground, carpeting, or creeping midground

• Growth Rate: Fast and low-maintenance

🌱 Growth & Propagation:

• Lighting Needs: Best growth with moderate to high lighting

• CO₂ & Fertilizers: Optional, but enhances density and coloration

• Growth Method: Horizontal creeper; excellent for carpets or creeping over hardscape

• Nutrient Substrate: Not Required

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes – ideal for paludariums and emersed setups

🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits:

• Excellent for lush green foreground carpets

• Easy to maintain and ideal for beginners

• Thicker leaves withstand more flow and handling than other pennyworts

📦 What You’ll Receive:

Sold as loose Vitro Culture® plantlets in a 4-inch sealed bag:

• Vitro Culture® Bag: Contains a healthy portion of Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, grown in sterile gel—ready to rinse, acclimate, and plant directly in your tank.

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Images show mature, submerged growth for illustration. Plantlets are delivered in sterile, emersed-grown form and may look different on arrival. Acclimate gradually for best results. Avoid sudden changes in water conditions when introducing.

🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner

Never release Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides—or any aquarium plant—into natural waterways. Doing so may disrupt native ecosystems. Please dispose of trimmings and unwanted plants responsibly.

 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.