Elodea callitrichoides

RHS Plant Profile
South American waterweed

This plant is listed as an invasive non-native species in the UK – see Cultivation section for details A submerged aquatic perennial forming long, slender stems with narrow, usually flat, green leaves

Botanical Details

Family
Hydrocharitaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Elodea are submerged, aquatic perennials with erect, spreading stems and bright green leaves borne in whorls of three. Tiny, solitary flowers are produced in the leaf axils.
Name Status
Correct

How to Grow

Cultivation

This plant is listed on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act (1981) and the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 as an invasive non-native species. It is an offence to plant or cause it to grow in the wild in the UK. See RHS advice on invasive non-native species for further information

Propagation

See cultivation notes

Pruning

See cultivation notes

Pests

See cultivation notes

Diseases

See cultivation notes