Broad-leaved pondweed
Also known as
Floating pondweed and Floating-leaf pondweed
Taxonomy
Potamogeton natans
Potamogeton
Potamogetonaceae
Alismatales
How to care for Broad-leaved pondweed
Water
How often to water your Broad-leaved pondweed
every 9
Broad-leaved pondweed needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Light
Check the growing potential in your area
A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.
Select a city to check sunlight intensity
Finding light for Broad-leaved pondweed in your home
a window
Broad-leaved pondweed may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your city to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Broad-leaved pondweed in your home 🏡.
Nutrients
How to fertilize Broad-leaved pondweed
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Broad-leaved pondweed after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Broad-leaved pondweed
Broad-leaved pondweed
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
Trending in your area
Majesty Palm
Elephant Bush
Lipstick Echeveria
Coppertone Stonecrop
Dracaena braunii
Burro's Tail
Gold Dust Croton
Bird of Paradise
African Violet
Croton 'Petra'
Golden Barrel Cactus
Zebra Haworthiopsis
Parlour Palm
Raven ZZ Plant
Swiss Cheese Vine
Arabian Coffee Plant
House Leek
Red Siam Aurora Aglao…
Similar to Broad-leaved pondweed
✨ Discover rare plants
Sedum Atlantis
Baltic Ivy
Pachyphytum hookeri
Copper Branch
Nepenthes burkei
Dracaena Cintho
Hawaiian Air Plant
Begonia 'Gryphon'
Tugela Cliff-Kalanchoe
Graptopetalum 'Murasa…
Chichipe
Common Swamp Pitcher-…
Rubber Plant 'Abidjan'
Pizza Thyme
Haworthia venosa
haworthia cooperi 'Tr…
Cane Cactus
