Water Lettuce is a beautiful floating plant but does not fit well in an aquarium cause all you will see is its roots. Mainly used for pond or outdoor water feature as it require plenty of sunlight. The first sign of lack of light is the shrinking of size and later from green to yellow. A very easy to cultivate plant and requires plenty of space to grow once it reaches maturity. Water Lettuce can even be used to feed some aquatic animals but mainly, i think they are great water filters which cleans up all the dirt in an outdoor setup.
The hairy surface functions as water resistance and the leaves are thick and contains hollow foam like feature. This help them to float and they never sinks, snails love them such as apple snails.
This beautiful floating plant can grow up to 10 or 12 inches with the help of fertilizer or healthy soil base.
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