royal moss

Royal moss, scientific name Hydropogonella gymnostoma. Native to South and Central America. Found in the Orinoco basin and the upper reaches of the Amazon, it grows submerged in water on stones, flooded tree trunks, shrubs, and numerous snags. Although moss originates from America, it was first used as an aquarium plant in Asia. In 2013, the Japanese Hiroyuki Akiyama began to supply him for sale from his nurseries.

Moss forms thin, soft, irregularly branched stems with emerald oval leaves. Leaflets are located in pairs on each whorl (node), internodes are short. In favorable conditions, it forms a dense cluster with more or less ascending stems.

Like most other lower plants, King Moss is easy to grow. Not picky about the hydrochemical composition of water, perfectly adapts to varying degrees of illumination. The only thing worth paying attention to is that it cannot be placed directly on the ground. Moss can only grow on any surface, such as a rough stone, snag, etc. New shoots are fixed with synthetic threads, or with a special degradable glue for plants. Over time, the moss will overgrow the surface and begin to stand on its own.