Hygrophila Polysperma
Hygrophila Polysperma - Emersed is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Standard Shipping: Aquarium Plants are typically dispatched within 1 business day. Delivery times vary based on the destination. We do not ship live plants on Friday, unless specifically requested.
- Urban Areas: 1-3 business days
- Rural Areas: 2-5 business days
- Courier Services Used: NZ Post, NZ Couriers, Post Haste
Free shipping is available for New Zealand customers with a minimum purchase of $150.00.
- Non-Rural Addresses Only: This offer applies only to non-rural addresses.
- Exclusions: Bulky items such as aquariums are excluded from the free shipping offer.
Live Plant Guarantee
Live Plant Guarantee
We want you to shop with confidence knowing your plants are covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee. Every plant is hand-picked, quality-checked, and packed with care to ensure it reaches you in healthy condition.
Our Promise
- All live plants are guaranteed to arrive alive and healthy.
- If your plants arrive damaged, melted, or in poor condition, we’ll replace or refund them — no hassle.
- Just email us within 24 hours of delivery with clear photos of the affected plants and your order number.
Please Note
- The guarantee applies only to the initial delivery.
- Once the plants have been removed from their original packaging or planted into your aquarium, the guarantee no longer applies.
- We can’t take responsibility for plants left exposed to extreme heat, cold, or direct sunlight after delivery, so please choose a delivery address where someone can receive the parcel promptly.
We genuinely want your aquascape to thrive — and we’ll always do our best to make things right if something goes wrong.
Hygrophila Polysperma - Emersed is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Hygrophila polysperma, commonly called dwarf hygro, is a fast growing stem plant with slender green leaves running up bright upright stems. It sits well in the background or midground, where a few stems quickly become a full green backdrop.
This is one of the most forgiving stems you can grow. It does well under low to medium light and across a wide range of water, roughly 20 to 28C and a pH of 6.0 to 8.0. The fast growth makes it a genuine workhorse for soaking up excess nutrients and helping keep algae in check, and CO2 is not needed though it will grow denser and faster with it. Trim the tops regularly and replant them to keep a thick, bushy stand.
Care at a glance
- Placement: Background or midground
- Lighting: Low
- CO2: Low, not required
- Growth rate: Fast
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Colour: Green
Our plants are harvested fresh and algae free. Conversion to submerged form starts in our grow-out tanks, which gives the plant a strong head start and maximises success once it settles into your aquarium.
Submerged means grown fully underwater, the form the plant takes once established in your tank. Emersed means grown with the leaves above the waterline in humid conditions, as in a paludarium or terrarium.
Difficulty: Beginner
Lighting Demand: Low
CO₂: Low
Growth Rate: Fast
NZ Rarity: Common
Colour: Green
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