Marsilea Angustifolia Aquatic Farmer Tissue Culture

Common Name: Narrow Leaf Nardoo

Marsilea Angustifolia is a highly unique carpeting foreground aquarium plant that resembles a lush, miniature field of four-leaf clovers. While it shares visual similarities with Hydrocotyle Tripartita , Marsilea Angustifolia stands out with a look all its own. Its new leaves display deep orange and brown hues that slowly transition into a rich, bright green with age. Additionally, its stems are much thicker than Tripartita, which helps it form a considerably denser mat. This makes it an exceptional choice for filling in gaps around your hardscape or mixing with finer carpeting grass varieties to add rich depth and texture. It is a fairly easy carpet plant to grow and can adapt to a wide range of aquarium conditions.

Tissue Culture cups ensure your aquascape gets a super clean starting point. Lab‑grown and fully sterile, it arrives without pests, snails, duckweed, or any unwanted algae. It’s the go‑to option for anyone who wants peace of mind when adding fresh greenery to a carefully maintained setup.

Key Features & Benefits

• Create a unique, clover-like foreground carpet that stands out from typical aquarium grasses.
• Enjoy beautiful color transitions as new leaves emerge in deep orange and brown tones before maturing to vibrant green.
• Appreciate dense, robust growth provided by its thick, sturdy stems.

Care

• Remove the tissue culture gel completely before planting by washing the gel away or soaking the plant in water and gently squeezing the gel off with your fingers.
• Provide high lighting and consistent CO2 injection, which are necessary to keep this plant low-growing, compact, and hugging the substrate.
• Divide the clean tissue culture into small portions and plant them spaced out across your foreground to let the horizontal runners fill in the gaps.
• Master the prep and planting process by checking out a beginner's guide to tissue culture plants to prevent your delicate new plantlets from melting or floating away.

Quick Facts
Listed information should be treated as general guidelines only. We encourage you to do thorough research to ensure healthy growth!

• Family Name: Marsileaceae
• Origin: Australia
• Height: 1–3 inches
• Placement: Foreground
• pH: 6.0–7.5
• Temperature: 64–82°F
• Care Level: Easy to Moderate
• Light Requirements: Medium to High
• CO2: Recommended
• Propagation: Split horizontal runners
• Growth Rate: Moderate