Pennywort Portion Cup

🌿 Pennywort (Hydrocotyle species)

Common Names: Pennywort, Brazilian Pennywort, Water Pennywort
Type: Stem Plant • Can grow submerged, emersed, or floating

🔹 Appearance

• Distinctive round, coin-shaped leaves on trailing stems.
• Bright green, fast-growing, and versatile.
• Can grow rooted in substrate, floating on the surface, or trailing along hardscape.

🔹 Care Requirements

• Light: Low–medium (thrives with medium-high).
• Temp: 68–82 °F
• pH: 6.0–7.5
• Placement: Midground, background, or floating.
• Growth Rate: Fast; trim to control spreading.

🔹 Benefits

• Excellent cover for fry and shrimp.
• Absorbs excess nutrients, helping control algae.
• Easy plant for beginners; adaptable to many aquarium styles.
• Floating pennywort creates a natural “canopy” for shy fish.

🔹 Propagation

• Simply trim and replant stem cuttings.
• Will root easily in substrate or continue floating.

✨ Fun fact: Pennywort isn’t just aquatic — some species (like Hydrocotyle leucocephala) can also grow as houseplants with their roots in water.