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Staurogyne Repens (Staurogyne repens) - Freshwater Aquatic Plant

🌿 Staurogyne Repens (Staurogyne repens)

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🌿 Staurogyne Repens (Staurogyne repens)

Compact, Bright-Green Bushes • Low and Sturdy Growth • An Easy Foreground Favourite

 

📋 Staurogyne Repens is one of the easiest ways to create a lush, green foreground. Its sturdy, low stems carry small, bright-green leaves that grow into compact, bushy clumps, and with regular trimming it spreads sideways into a dense, carpet-like cover. It holds its neat shape beautifully, so it works as a foreground carpet or as soft green cushions around stones and wood in nature aquascapes, nano tanks and community layouts.

It's adaptable and forgiving, growing well in both low-tech and high-tech tanks. Give it moderate to strong light and steady nutrients, with CO2 if you have it, and it fills in faster and grows even denser.

It's a freshwater plant, suited to freshwater aquariums.

 

💡 Highlights

💚 Bright-Green Leaves: Fresh, vivid colour
🌿 Compact, Bushy Growth: Neat low cushions
🌱 Spreads with Trimming: Forms a dense, carpet-like cover
✨ Versatile: Thrives in low-tech and high-tech tanks
🪨 Aquascape Favourite: Perfect around stones and wood

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🧾 A Quick Look at Staurogyne Repens

 

📛 Common Name: Staurogyne Repens

🔬 Scientific Name: Staurogyne repens

👨‍👩‍👧 Family: Acanthaceae

🌍 Origin: South America (Brazil)

📏 Max Size: Typically 5-10cm

🧂 Water Type: Freshwater

💧 pH Range: 6.0-7.5

🌡️ Temperature Range: 20-28°C (68-82°F)

🧠 Care Level: Beginner

💖 Growth Rate: Moderate

💡 Lighting Needs: Moderate to high; stronger light keeps it low and compact

🌱 CO2 Required: ❌ No, though recommended for denser growth

🏠 Placement: Foreground • Midground • Carpet

🧬 Tissue Culture: ✅ Yes

🌿 Grown Form: Potted and tissue-culture cups

⏳ Lifespan: Long-lived perennial

🍽️ Nutrient Needs: Moderate; nutrient-rich substrate recommended

🐣 Propagation: Stem cuttings

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