Round leaves held up like small umbrellas. Hydrocotyle verticillata attaches each leaf to its stalk at the centre rather than the edge, so the foliage stands upright on thin stems instead of trailing flat — a shape nothing else in a planted tank produces. It works submerged, floating, or around the edge of a pond. What You'll Receive Sold as a bare-root plants, bunched plants, or potted plants Bare-root plants: Loose bare-root portion. Approx. 6 plants Bunched plants: rooted plants bundle with foam and plants weight Potted plants: rooted plants potted with rockwool Plant Profile Common name — Umbrella Pennywort Scientific name — Hydrocotyle verticillata Also known as — Whorled Pennywort, Whorled Marshpennywort, Shield Pennywort Origin — The Americas Placement — Foreground to midground; also floats or grows pond-side Mature height — 4-8 inches Growth rate — Fast Care Difficulty — Beginner Light — Medium to high. Weak light gives long bare stalks and few leaves CO₂ — Recommended Water — 72-82°F, pH 6.0-7.5 Substrate — Roots into substrate or grows floating; feeds from roots and water column Growth habit — Amphibious; also grows emersed in moist soil Propagation — Runners; cut and replant sections Grower's Notes Three habitats, one plant. It roots in an aquarium, floats on the surface, or grows around a pond margin in wet soil. Few plants let you move stock between a tank and a pond as conditions change. Leggy growth with bare stems means not enough light. Move it up in the tank or increase intensity rather than fertilising harder. Runners spread quickly and cross into neighbours. Trim at the substrate every few weeks to hold a boundary. Cuttings root from any node. Pin sections down with plant weights until they anchor. The upright leaf on a central stalk is the identifying feature — useful when telling this apart from the flat-creeping Hydrocotyle tripartita. Notes Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, and pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge. Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.
