🌿 Pogostemon Octopus (Pogostemon stellatus 'Octopus')
Long, Slender Tentacle-Like Leaves • Graceful, Flowing Stem Plant • A Soft, Eye-Catching Feature
 
📋 Pogostemon Octopus, a form of Water Star, is a beautiful stem plant named for its long, slender leaves that radiate from the stem in whorls and sway in the current like the arms of an octopus. Planted in a group, it builds soft, flowing, bright-green bushes that bring movement and fine texture to the midground or background, contrasting beautifully with broad-leaved and red plants in nature layouts and Dutch-style aquascapes.
It's a vigorous, rewarding grower and more forgiving than many feature stem plants. Give it moderate to strong light and steady nutrients, with CO2 if you have it, and trim it regularly; replanted tops quickly fill out into a dense, graceful group. For a more compact, starburst look, see its cousin Water Star 'Eustralis'.
It's a freshwater plant, suited to freshwater aquariums.
 
💡 Highlights
🐙 Tentacle-Like Leaves: Long, slender and flowing
🌊 Graceful Movement: Sways beautifully in the current
⚡ Vigorous Growth: Quickly fills the background
🎨 Great Contrast Plant: Stunning beside broad-leaved and red plants
✂️ Easy Propagation: Trim and replant the tops