Carpeting JAPANESE DWARF PENNYWORT - Hydrocotyle Tripartita sp. 'Japan'

Hydroctyle Triparita Portion Size : Around 5-6cm Diameter 
Portion Type: Submersed/Indoor Emersed Grown

The price is cheaper for larger quantities. We recommend 3-6 portions if it is being used as a carpeting foreground plant.

Japanese Dwarf Pennywort (Hydrocotyle Tripartita sp. 'Japan') is a very pretty mini pennywort that grows compact and bushy with a nice bright green colour tone. Each plant is just around 2-3cm in height.

It can be grown into a beautiful dense foreground carpet or creeping in the midground on wood or rock for natural efffect.

Aquarzon recommends this plant as it is a very easy plant that is suitable even for low tech (without CO2 addition) tanks. It can be grown submersed or emersed and looks beautiful either way.

We feel this pretty plant is very suitable as a primary foreground carpeting plant, a secondary supporting foreground plant or as a midground creeping plant.

If it is used as a midground plant, we recommend of thinking of ways of using it creatively. Aquarzon recommends a different way of using it as a midground plant which is by either growing it over rocks and wood and also letting it dangle down which can create a truly stunning, natural creeping effect. 

Another creative way is to grow it on a floating pumice rock.

(Information written by Aquarzon based on actual growing experience, observations and research. Please do not copy any information or photos) 

Below is example of what we harvest and pack:

Over time, it forms a dense carpet



It can be used in midground (see photo below)


Below shows its creeping growth method




It can be grown emersed too above your aquarium especially if your driftwood goes above the water level or it can be used in paludarium/terrarium


It can be used in the midground




The video below shows how this plant can be used as a carpeting plant:

Growth Speed   : Medium-Fast
Difficulty Level   : Easy
Temperature      : 10-30°C
PH Range          : 5.5-7.8
Min. Light Needs: Low-Medium         
Origin                 : Japan, Asia