Under water Hygrophila corymbosa “angustifolia” has relatively narrow leaves which are grouped close together. Plants sold in the shops are normally cultivated above water, and have rounder leaves with larger gaps between them.

Hygrophila corymbosa "Stricta" is an unpretentious plant suitable for large aquariums. The color of the leaves varies from light-green to red-brown at high light intensities. This plant is also suitable for open top aquariums where it likes to pierce the water surface to set beautiful blue flowers. The growth of this plant benefits from a nutrient rich substrate in combination with CO2 addition and high light, and under such conditions the plant soon attains a beautiful stature. In a dense population the plant often looses the lower leaves because of insufficient light, nevertheless, most decorative in groups.

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