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How to Grow and Care for Featherfoils

Featherfoils thrives in aquatic environments and requires full to partial sunlight. Special care point: Maintain clean water with moderate movement to prevent algae build-up and ensure nutrient accessibility. Additionally, featherfoils benefits from regular water changes and periodic substrate fertilization to support its delicate structure and vibrant growth.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Featherfoils

Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Soil Type	Potting Mix
Soil pH	6-7.5
Hardiness Zones	5-9

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Types of Featherfoils

American featherfoil

American featherfoil (Hottonia inflata) is an aquatic plant found in the eastern states of the USA. It favors swamps, ditches, and shallow ponds, including beaver ponds, but has experienced habitat loss due to the draining of wetlands, the trapping of beavers, and agricultural runoff. It is regarded as threatened or endangered throughout its range.

Water violet

Water violet is an aquatic plant, so it typically grows wholly submerged in water or on the water's surface. As such, water violet is a popular plant for aquariums and is often planted in or surrounding ponds. The plant can pollinate itself as well as be pollinated by insects.

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