Azolla grow and care – water fern leaf water plant of the genus Azolla also known as Water fern, Azolla perennial evergreen cold annual used as ornamental ground cover plant, can grow in mediterranean, desert, subtropics, temperate, tropics climate and growing in hardiness zone 7+.
Azolla leaves
Leaves color green and can be red glossy 1-2 cm elliptic with velvet structure the leaf hairy and grow in group of three, pair and one of the leaf function as root.
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How to grow Azolla growing and care:
Aquatic environment
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Spore
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive, invasive
Planting season:
Spring in colder climate and tropic all year
Pests and diseases:
?
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Collect the dead part
Size of the plant?
0.5-1 cm, 0.15-0.5 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Half Shade / Full Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Scientific name:
Azolla