Paspalum repens
Water paspalum · Floating grass
Description
Source: wikipedia (CC BY-SA)Paspalum repens, known as horsetail paspalum or water paspalum, is a species of grass native to South America, Central America, and North America. It is often called Paspalum fluitans, though this name is treated as a synonym of P. repens in Kew's Plants of the World Online database and the Flora of North America project. It is an obligate wetland species, often found submersed or floating in shallow water bodies or on the edges of rivers. It grows to be about a foot tall, with lance shaped leaves, spongy air-filled stems, and often a reddish tint. Inflorescence takes the form of spikelets.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Water paspalum has its origins in settings with copious sunlight, like the marginal areas of ponds and lakes. It prefers to grow in full sun, but it can also withstand partial sun to some extent.
🌡️ Temperature 15–37.8°C
Water paspalum is native to tropical areas, characterized by their hot, wet climate. It is thus well-suited to high heat and moisture levels. This plant isn't fond of abrupt changes in temperature and thrives best in consistent thermal conditions, making it crucial to prevent temperature swings when indoors. It generally doesn't prosper in cold climates and needs warmer temperatures for its growth. Should the surrounding temperature fall significantly, it can cause the plant to stop growing or even perish.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-11
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 0.49 m to 1.52 m
- Leaf Color
- Light Green, Pale Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.25 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Planting Time
- Summer
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer, Late summer, Fall
- Native Area
- Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Panama, Jamaica, Colombia, Cuba, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Brazil, Ecuador, Costa Rica