🌿 Delta Arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla)
🌿 Delta Arrowhead (Sagittaria platyphylla)
Bright-Green Ribbon Leaves Underwater • Arrow-Shaped Leaves Above • A Hardy Plant for Tanks, Paludariums and Ponds
📋 Delta Arrowhead is a hardy, versatile plant that changes its look depending on where you grow it. Underwater, it forms neat clumps of long, bright-green, ribbon-like leaves that add height and soft movement to the midground and background. Grown with its leaves above the water, in a paludarium, pond margin or open-top tank, it sends up the bold, arrow-shaped leaves it's named after, for a striking marsh-plant look.
It's easy-going and quick to establish. Plant it in a nutrient-rich substrate, add root tabs, and it grows steadily and spreads by runners into a full, natural group. It needs no CO2 and grows in low to moderate light.
It's a freshwater plant, suited to freshwater aquariums, paludariums and ponds.
💡 Highlights
🌾 Ribbon Leaves Underwater: Soft height and movement
🏹 Arrow Leaves Above Water: A bold marsh-plant look
🏝️ Tanks, Paludariums and Ponds: One plant, many setups
💚 Hardy and Easy: A true beginner's plant
🌱 Spreads by Runners: Grows into a full, natural group
🧾 A Quick Look at Delta Arrowhead
📛 Common Name: Delta Arrowhead
🔬 Scientific Name: Sagittaria platyphylla
👨👩👧 Family: Alismataceae
🌍 Origin: North America
📏 Max Size: Typically 20-60cm
🧂 Water Type: Freshwater; suits aquariums, paludariums and ponds
💧 pH Range: 6.0-7.8
🌡️ Temperature Range: 20-28°C (68-82°F)
🧠 Care Level: Beginner
💖 Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
💡 Lighting Needs: Low to moderate
🌱 CO2 Required: ❌ No
🏠 Placement: Midground • Background • Paludarium • Pond Margins
🧬 Tissue Culture: ✅ Yes
🌿 Grown Form: Potted
⏳ Lifespan: Long-lived perennial
🍽️ Nutrient Needs: Moderate; root feeder, root tabs recommended
🐣 Propagation: Runners

















