Hygrophila Salicifolia

This plant is a native of East Asia, Indonesia, Australia and New Zeland. It has pale green lanceolate leaves which is whitish green on the underside. The opposite submersed leaves are 7.5-10CM long and 0.5-1.2CM broad. The plant should be pruned regularly to encourage the side shoots to develop. The emersed form will take a long time to establish in the tank and are sometimes unsuccessful. An ideal back ground plant in- groups for  Medium to large tanks.