Eleocharis Parvula

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Scientific name: Eleocharis Parvula
Common name: Dwarf Hairgrass
Origin: Cosmopolitan
Temperature: 10-28C
Height: 3 - 7cm
Width: 5 - 10cm+
Lighting: low - very high
pH: 5 - 8
Hardness: very soft - hard
Speed of growth: medium, faster with higher lighting
Difficulty: easy
Tank Placement: foreground, but can be used as a background if you are creative
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An easy and attractive plant to grow. It will form a thick carpet via runners and a lawn effect can be greated, you can cut it right down to the substrate. 'Parvula' has longer and straighter leaves compared to its close cousin acicularis.
 

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