Najas graminea
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Najas graminea

Ricefield Waternymph · Ricefield water-nymph · Naiad · Bushy pondweed · Grassy naiad

Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Hardiness
Zone 9–11
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Observations
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Description

Source: wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Najas graminea, also known as ricefield water-nymph is a species of aquatic plant found in freshwater habitats, especially still or slow-moving waters, like ponds and rice fields. It grows to a maximum length of 30 cm. The flowers are monoecious. The flowering season is from July to September.

Care Guide

💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun

Rice-field water-nymph is native to habitats with abundant sunlight, such as the shallow margins of ponds and lakes. It prefers full sun, although it can tolerate partial sun.

Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C

Rice-field water-nymph comes from tropical regions, where the climate is generally warm and humid. As a result, it is well suited to high temperatures and humidity. It is sensitive to abrupt temperature changes and prefers a consistent temperature environment, so indoor temperature swings should be avoided. It normally does not tolerate cold and requires higher temperatures to grow. If the surrounding temperature falls too low, the plant may stop growing or even die.

Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity

Characteristics

Plant Type
Herb
Life Cycle
Annual
Genus
Najas
Family
Hydrocharitaceae
Hardiness Zone
9-11
Mature Height
10 cm to 20 cm
Mature Spread
20 cm to 40 cm
Leaf Color
Green
Leaf Type
Semi-evergreen
Flower Color
Yellow, Green
Flower Size
0.10 cm
Bloom Time
Summer, Early fall, Mid fall
Planting Time
Summer, Autumn
Harvest Time
Mid summer, Late summer, Fall
Native Area
Sri Lanka, Egypt, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Thailand, Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Mali, Iraq, Indonesia, Cameroon, Oman, South Korea, Central African Republic, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, South Africa, Sudan, Philippines, Chad, Lebanon, China, Afghanistan, Syria, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Japan, Senegal, Iran, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Gambia, Congo (DRC), Turkmenistan

Tags (5)

Common Names (5)

en Ricefield Waternymph
en Ricefield water-nymph
en Naiad
en Bushy pondweed
en Grassy naiad