Aponogeton tofus

Plant Name: Aponogeton tofus

Tankquility Catalogue #: TQs-00558

Synonyms/Trade Names:

Original Plant Sourced as: Aponogeton tofus

Plant Family: Aponogetonaceae

Plant Native to¹: Northern Territory

Plant Type: Aquatic

Image Details²:

Image 1: Aponogeton tofus seedlings grown submerse in a greenhouse pond.

Image 2: Leaf detail of Aponogeton tofus mother plant showing dark brown leaf colouration when grown submerse under high light conditions.

General Information and Cultivation³: A medium-size, fast growing Aponogeton, easy to cultivate in submerse conditions. It is a true aquatic plant and will not grow out of water (the tuber doesn’t appear to require a resting period). It readily produces inflorescences when grown in an outside pond; the abundant seeds germinating readily. Aponogeton tofus is adaptable to water (soft to medium-hard) and substrate (slightly acid to near-neutral) conditions.

Propagation is easy by germinating the seeds and planting the resulting seedlings.

Ease of Care: Easy

Plant Size/Portion Size:

Submerse grown plant: Medium seedling with root development.

Further Reading:

¹ Distribution is taken from Plants of the World Online (https://powo.science.kew.org/) unless stated otherwise.

² All images used on the Tankquility website have been taken of plants growing in our nursery.

³ The general and cultural information provided is based on our own experience and observation. If we supply information from others, we have acknowledged the source.