Salvinia natans is an easy floating plant that gently shades your aquarium, helping reduce the intensity of bright LED lighting. Ideal for tanks where the light feels a little too strong.
Give your plants everything they need to grow well without pressurised CO2. Neutro Combo is a top seller for low-tech tanks, helping plants stay healthy, grow steadily and compete naturally with algae.
Round-leaved native European pennywort for cool tanks and pond margins
Couldn't load pickup availability
Rating:
Common name: Marsh pennywort
Origin: Cultivated
Position in Aquarium: Foreground
Grows up to (cm):
Pot Size:
Growth rate: Fast
Hydrocotyle vulgaris, marsh pennywort, is a native European aquatic plant with small, round to kidney-shaped leaves on long, slender stems. In aquariums it can be grown submerged as a floating or creeping plant, while in pond set-ups and paludariums it thrives at the water margin with leaves emerging above the surface.
It is an undemanding species, growing under low to medium light without CO2 injection. It prefers cooler water and is better suited to temperate, coldwater, and unheated aquariums than to consistently warm tropical conditions. Its modest requirements make it accessible to beginners and those managing naturalistic or native species set-ups.
Supplied as an established potted plant, Hydrocotyle vulgaris suits temperate aquariums, outdoor ponds, and pond margins where its natural creeping and floating habit can be appreciated. It provides useful surface cover and a native, naturalistic look that complements other European aquatic species.
You’ll receive a healthy, rooted plant in a pot, similar to those shown. Each one is hand-checked before dispatch.
Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 4pm, Monday to Friday. Tracked 24 Service from £4.99, DPD Express from £6.99.
It is not ideally suited to consistently warm tropical temperatures. It performs best in cooler or unheated aquariums and temperate pond set-ups.
No. It grows under low to medium light without CO2 injection, making it a practical low-tech plant for cool water environments.
Yes. It is well suited to outdoor ponds and bog gardens in the UK, where it is a native species found along pond margins and in slow-moving water.
Yes, though it also grows well as an emergent plant with leaves above the waterline. In aquariums it can be grown floating or as a creeping submerged plant.
Yes. Hydrocotyle vulgaris is native to Europe including the British Isles, where it is commonly found at pond edges, ditches, and wet meadow habitats.
