This Asian beauty also known as Japanese Cress is a wonderful addition to any aquarium with sufficient lighting. It is said to prefer colder temperatures, but I have found it to do very well in warm water. Its pale green leaves and wispy stems create a nice contrast against dark red stem plants, such as Scarlet Hygro, or earth tone Cryptocorynes. The native range of this plant is Eastern China, Korea, and Japan.

With bright enough light, (three watts per gallon of water), this delicate looking plant is actually quite undemanding, and easily propagated by cutting the stems. The leaves vary somewhat in structure depending on conditions...from almost circular to kidney shaped.
 

• substrate: unimportant, takes nourishment from the water
• lighting: moderate
• pH value: unimportant
• hardness: unimportant
• temperature: ideal: 59 to 68F tolerates up to 79F
• height: up to 15"
• flowers: small, white when aerial.