🌿 Pogostemon deccanensis Vitro Culture® – Indian Star Plant with Lush Needle-Like Foliage

Enhance your aquarium with the striking beauty of Pogostemon deccanensis, also known as the Indian Star plant. Formerly mislabeled in the hobby as Pogostemon erectus, this stunning species has since been correctly identified as Pogostemon deccanensis. Now cultivated using our Vitro Culture® method, it arrives completely pest-free, algae-free, and pesticide-free, ensuring a clean and healthy start for any aquascape.

This stem plant is known for its fine, needle-like foliage that resembles conifer branches, creating compact vertical clusters of vibrant green. Its lush, feathery texture adds motion and contrast when planted among broader-leaved or red-hued plants—making it a dynamic choice for both midground and background areas of the aquarium.

🌟 Key Features:

• Scientific Name: Pogostemon deccanensis

• Synonym: Pogostemon erectus (obsolete)

• Common Name: Indian Star Plant

• Leaf Appearance: Fine, needle-like green foliage, dense and bushy

• Growth Form: Upright vertical stems with compact foliage clusters

• Placement: Midground to background

• Growth Rate: Moderate

• Difficulty Level: Easy to Medium

🌱 Growth & Propagation:

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

• CO₂ & Fertilizers: CO₂ beneficial but not strictly required; regular fertilization promotes optimal color and density

• Growth Method: Submerged only

• Nutrient Substrate: Recommended

• Can Be Grown Emersed: No

🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits:

• Creates soft, textured clusters resembling miniature conifers

• Adds vibrant light green contrast to darker or red plant species

• Great for midground structure or soft background layering

📦 What You’ll Receive:

One 4-inch sealed Vitro Culture® bag containing multiple healthy Pogostemon deccanensis plantlets—ready to rinse, acclimate, and plant in your aquarium.

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Newly introduced Pogostemon deccanensis may take time to adjust to submerged conditions. Yellowing or melt during early stages is common and will improve with stable conditions and light.

🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner

Never release Pogostemon deccanensis—or any aquarium plant—into natural waterways. Doing so can disrupt local ecosystems. Dispose of unwanted portions responsibly to help preserve aquatic biodiversity.

 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.