Watermosses is an aquatic plant with minimal care needs, making it ideal for beginners. Key care points include maintaining neutral to slightly acidic water conditions and ensuring moderate lighting. Special care points: prevent rapid spread as watermosses can become invasive, and avoid water currents that might displace the plant. Overall, watermosses thrives with basic water maintenance and can adapt well to varying conditions.
Watering schedule: Every week
Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
| Care Difficulty | Easy |
| Lifespan | Annual |
| Watering Schedule | Every week |
| Sunlight Requirements | Full sun |
| Soil Type | Garden Soil |
| Soil pH | 6-7.5 |
| Hardiness Zones |
10
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Water spangles is a floating and rootless aquatic fern that reproduces through spores and fragmentation. It is a highly invasive species that successfully competes and replaces native species. Large colonies can block out the sun and deplete oxygen in the water, killing fish and other aquatic life.
The water fern is aptly named. It grows on the surface of slow-moving water as free-floating plants. In some cases, it reproduces so prolifically that it can cover entire lakes. Because this Brazilian native can spread so rapidly, it is considered one of the most problematic invasive species in the world.
Floating watermoss (Salvinia natans) is found in freshwater lakes in Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. It is, in fact, not a moss, but a floating fern. The leaves contain air pockets that keep them afloat. The shade produced by floating watermoss makes good living spaces for many species of fish.
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