What is included in Hydrocotyle verticillata?

This Scaped For You collection comes complete with all the plants, wood, and rock needed to recreate the layout shown, plus an easy-to-follow diagram showing where to position each plant and piece of hardscape in your aquarium.

What size aquarium is Hydrocotyle verticillata designed for?

The recommended tank size is shown in the product title.

Does Hydrocotyle verticillata need CO2?

CO2 injection is recommended for this layout to get the best results, encouraging stronger growth and vivid colouration. The plants will grow without CO2 but will perform significantly better with it.

Is Hydrocotyle verticillata suitable for beginners?

This layout is rated Average difficulty and is best suited to aquascapers with some prior experience keeping planted aquariums.

How long does delivery take?

This is a special order item. Depending on plant availability, delivery typically takes 1–7 days from order. We offer Tracked 24 from £4.99 and DPD Express from £6.99. Orders placed before 4pm Monday to Friday are dispatched the same day where possible.

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Hydrocotyle verticillata

Disc-shaped whorled leaves on a compact and decorative pennywort plant

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Quick Facts

Common name:

Origin: South America

Position in Aquarium: Foreground

Grows up to (cm): 10 cm

Pot Size: 5 cm

Growth rate: Medium pace

Description

Hydrocotyle verticillata is an unusual pennywort species with distinctive circular, disc-shaped leaves arranged in whorls around upright stems. Its eye-catching structure gives it a sculptural quality unlike most stem plants, making it a decorative foreground or midground accent in planted layouts where unusual leaf form is valued.

It grows best with medium light and CO2 supplementation, which keeps growth compact and the individual leaf whorls well formed. Without CO2 the plant can still be grown but tends to become looser and more upright in habit. It feeds through the substrate and responds well to root fertilisation or a nutritious planting medium.

Supplied as an established potted plant, Hydrocotyle verticillata suits aquariums from 50 litres upward and works well as a foreground accent or low midground feature. Its unusual appearance makes it a popular choice for hobbyists looking for something distinctly different from standard stem plants.

Plant Sizes

You’ll receive a healthy, rooted plant in a pot, similar to those shown. Each one is hand-checked before dispatch.

Shipping

Same-day dispatch on orders placed before 4pm, Monday to Friday. Tracked 24 Service from £4.99, DPD Express from £6.99.

Customers praised this aquarium plant for arriving in "excellent condition" with "great quality." Many noted it's suitable for foreground/mid-ground placement and appreciated the "bargain price." However, some experienced yellowing leaves or difficulty with care requirements. One customer warned it may not survive aggressive fish.

Lovely healthy plants that arrived in good condition and at a bargain price too.
Enough to split up in to a number of bunches great quality
This specimen really took off. All sprouted healthy new growth.

5 stars: 9 (75%)
4 stars: 2 (17%)
3 stars: 1 (8%)
2 stars: 0 (0%)
1 star: 0 (0%)

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Nice looking foreground plant BUT NO MATCH FOR 2 LARGE SEVERUMS RIPPED TO SHREDS OVER NIGHT

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Such a beautiful little plant when it arrived. I had high hopes of it. However, I have failed it in some way, as the leaves are now yellow and it is not happy. I use the Neutro Combo, and the water temperature is 22 deg, I thought I'd read up all the advice about it, but there must be something I forgot. Very disappointed.

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Arrived in great condition, happy with my purchase. Packaging on all of the plants I bought was good and they are doing well in my tank.

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Nice plant, arrived in good condition but found it a bit difficult to split into smaller bunches, stems tangled together. Semms to be growing well now it's in the aquarium

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Foreground and mid ground in my tank enough to split up in to a number of bunches great quality

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Great quality plants already growing well

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Great little plant arrived in excellent condition

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A great plant, arrived in excellent condition. Looking forward to seeing it spread

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This is a lovely plant, a great addition to my tank, it arrived on time and in excellent condition

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Lovely healthy plants that arrived in good condition and good time, and at a bargain price too. Can't really ask for more that that, excellent value for money.

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Nice compact plant, arrived in good condition

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I have tried this plant several times in the past with poor results but this specimen really took off. There was enough to create 4 separate divisions which have all sprouted healthy new growth. It does seem to appreciate higher lighting levels so I use a LED desklight for a few hours a day to give it a boost

Product FAQs

Helpful details before you buy.

What makes Hydrocotyle verticillata unusual?

Its leaves are round and disc-shaped, arranged in whorls around upright stems rather than growing as individual leaves along the stem. The effect is distinctive and sculptural.

Does it need CO2?

CO2 is recommended for compact, well-formed growth. Without CO2 it grows more loosely and may become taller and less structured.

How large does it grow?

It typically stays low to medium in height, making it suitable for the foreground to lower midground of most aquariums.

Is it easy to keep?

It is manageable for hobbyists with medium light and ideally CO2. It is not the most demanding plant but rewards attention to light and nutrients.

How do I propagate it?

Trim stems and replant the cuttings. Each cutting will develop new roots in the substrate and continue growing.

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What makes Hydrocotyle verticillata unusual?

Its leaves are round and disc-shaped, arranged in whorls around upright stems rather than growing as individual leaves along the stem. The effect is distinctive and sculptural.

Does it need CO2?

CO2 is recommended for compact, well-formed growth. Without CO2 it grows more loosely and may become taller and less structured.

How large does it grow?

It typically stays low to medium in height, making it suitable for the foreground to lower midground of most aquariums.

Is it easy to keep?

It is manageable for hobbyists with medium light and ideally CO2. It is not the most demanding plant but rewards attention to light and nutrients.

How do I propagate it?

Trim stems and replant the cuttings. Each cutting will develop new roots in the substrate and continue growing.

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