Callitriche Hamulata

Callitriche Hamulata Care

Callitriche Hamulata

What is the plant

Calitriche Hamulata is a water star wort, an excellent British submerged native plant. These pond plants are submerged and part terrestrial (grow on land and in water), excellent for oxygenating and maintaining clean and healthy pond water.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

18°C - 35°C

Hardiness zone

5 - 9

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Aquatic plant. If purchased from a store or transplanted as an adult plant, you can plant water starwort directly into the silt at the bottom of the pond in as deep as 18 inches of water, though around 6 to 12 inches is best. For younger or less established plants, an aquatic basket can be used until the roots become more robust and are able to hold the plant into the soil.
Pruning
Cut back in spring to keep in check as it is a vigorous grower. Once the plant(s) die back in the fall, you’ll need to remove any dead matter from the pond to maintain healthy water quality. Seeds can be allowed to drop to the pond bottom or harvested and planted later.
Sunlight
Sun/Part Shade.

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Soil
An ideal soil would be made up of 45% minerals (sand, clay, silt), 5 % organic (plant and animal) material, 25% air and 25% water. The mineral portion would be loam (20 – 30% clay, 30 – 50% silt and 30 – 50% sand).
Temperature
Provide good air circulation, with temperatures between 65 (18 °C) to 75 F (23 °C) and nighttime temperatures between 50 t(10°C) to 60 F (15 °C).