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Umbrella Hairgrass
Eleocharis vivipara
Family: Cyperaceae
Eleocharis Vivipara, Umbrella Hairgrass, is uniquely different from other hairgrass species — when grown submerged its slender stems branch repeatedly into arching, umbrella-like tufts rather than simple grass blades, creating a highly textural midground accent. Each stem tip can produce plantlets that anchor to substrate, aiding natural propagation. It needs moderate light and benefits from CO2.
Keeping this species
- co2
- Beneficial
- light
- Medium (50–120 PAR)
- placement
- Midground accent
- substrate
- Fine nutrient-rich substrate or aquasoil
- growth rate
- Moderate
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.5–7.5
- nitrate
- <25 ppm
- hardness
- 2–12 dGH
- temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)