Young floating fern have a bright green colour and the leaves are small. This plant grow extremely fast and well with plenty of light. Begin to thrieve and turn darker green once the leaves reaches water surface and eventually grow above it. You can grow it with or without soil but from my experience, the floating fern will grow into huge leaf given soil and those without soil the root remain tiny same as the leaves. This plant can be cultivated easily by removing the leaf either just laying it floating on water or you can plant it in soil.
The difference between a young and mature plant are the colour, the design of the leaf and the thick stem or branch.
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