Description
Pennywort Brazilian
Pennywort Brazilian, known by its scientific name as Hydrocotyle Leucocephala, originates from Brazil. This aquarium plant has unusually shaped leaves that are usually about one to two inches in diameter.
Care & Maintenance
Pennywort Brazilian is easy to grow because it adapts well to varied water conditions. It will grow especially well and fast when provided with good or intense lighting. Because of its fast pace of growth, Pennywort may have to be trimmed regularly to maintain a more dense or compact appearance. If left untrimmed, the plant will quickly reach the surface of the water where the leaves will spread rapidly and provide shading to the fish below. When trimming the plant, using sharp aquascaping scissors is highly recommended.
Minimum Lighting Required: Medium
Temperature Range: 59-82°F
Tank Placement: Midground
This plant can be planted in the foreground, and midground or can be left floating on the surface of the aquarium water providing shading, cover, and making skittish fish feel more secure.
Pennywort Brazilian is also available potted.
Plants at Modern Aquarium
At Modern Aquarium, we strive to bring you healthy, beautiful specimens in every order. While the photos on our website are just examples of what you will receive, we do examine each plant in person before shipping it to you. If you have any questions about what to expect from your order, how to plant your new specimen, or the best starter plants for your tank, reach out to us any time!
Reviews (27)
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Nice plant
Posted by Elena on 16 Jun 2021This is my second order of pennywort because it’s soo healthy and lush that I had to order more. Yes, as some said it’s leggy, some with no many leaves but just give it a time and you will be happy looking at your nice plant..
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Live Plants
Posted by Debra Hiebert on 2 Jun 2021Using these as floating plants (along with hornwort), and they are great! Add interest, plus shade out some of the light to help decrease the algae, but not make the tank dreary.
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Pennywort
Posted by David Samsell on 2 Jun 2021Plant arrived very green and in great shape.
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Long plant
Posted by Rose Davis on 6 Apr 2021Love this plant. It is comes tied up, but you should take off the rubber bands to get the rotted end down. Traveled well and has done well in my tank
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Leggy and tied together, bright light green
Posted by Lisa Thomas on 19 Mar 2021I haven't had this plant before but I think it must trail and float on top
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Very Green
Posted by Unknown on 16 Mar 2021The plant arrived healthy and it is still doing great.
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Beautiful pennywort
Posted by Sarah on 29 Jul 2020The pennywort looks beautiful both planted in the substrate and a few floating freely. My Betta loves to hide in both.
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good quantity
Posted by Seraphim Step on 4 Jun 2020some arrive broken but I can definitely work with that with some trim
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Penny worth
Posted by Tamara Mort on 12 May 2020I got mine last week, and they looked great and are doing great in my 60 gal. Will be getting more plants for sure.
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Pennywort
Posted by Todd Schweitzer on 15 Jan 2020I ordered 7 different types of plants and this was the only one I'm not really thrilled with. First, you do get a lot of plant material in the two bunches. However, they are not thick and bunchy like the photo. The stems are so long that they had them folded back against themselves a few times and rubber banded together. When you take off the bands each stem if about 12-16 inches long with a little bits of root at one end and a single but large leaf on the other end. It's kind of cool in the back of my tank where they stand up above my tall driftwood and look like mini lily pads. I have some in the foreground that I'm going to let develop roots and see if I can trim them back low to get a smaller bushy plant. They are growing quite readily though.
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Pennywort
Posted by Ilona Conolly on 20 Nov 2019Ordered 2 bunches and they are very robust
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As Advertized
Posted by Andrew on 8 Nov 2019Plants arrived in great condition and are a great addition to the aquarium!
