- Grasslike high-growing rosette plant
- Elegant appearance
- Slow growth
Myriophyllum mattogrossense
Background
The only flatsedge species used as submersed aquarium plants. Cyperus helferi grows long leaves that sway gently in the current.
| Complete botanical name | Cypérus hélferi Boeckeler |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Genus | Cyperus |
| Difficulty | medium |
| Usage | Background, Midground, Specimen plant |
| Growth | slow |
| pH value | 5 – 7 |
| Temperature tolerance | 15 – 30°C |
| Carbonate hardness | 0 – 10°dKH |
| General hardness | 0 – 30°dGH |
| Propagation | Proliferating inflorescences, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants |
| Can grow emersed? | yes |
| Source | Flowgrow |