What's the difference between pagoda grass and green chrysanthemum?

Pagoda grass and green chrysanthemum are common aquarium greening plants, which are planted in many places in our country. So what's the difference between them?

What's the difference between pagoda grass and green chrysanthemum?

1. Form

Pagoda grass is a perennial amphibious herb, the stem is slender, the submerged part is glabrous or almost glabrous; the aerial part is 6-40 cm long, simple or ±branched, multicellular pubescent, sparse almost glabrous. Submerged leaves 5-35 mm long, lobed; lobes fine and flattened or hairy, glabrous; aerial leaves all whorled, elliptic-lanceolate, crenate or dehiscent, 5-18 mm long, 3-4 mm wide, glabrous, densely glandular punctate, with 1-3 veins.

Green chrysanthemum is a submerged herb with a stem length of 1.5 m and an Internode length of 2-7cm. It is glabrous except for the pubescent part of the young part. Inner whorl tepals green-white, isomorphic to outer tepals, with glands on both sides of the base; stamens 6, filaments ca. 2mm, anthers long 1.5mm, glabrous; carpels 3, free, pistil bottle-shaped, long 3.5mm, puberulent, ovary 1-loculed, with 3 ovules. I didn't see it.

two。 Growing environment

Pagoda grass grows in ponds, swamps, paddy fields or wet places along roads and ditches. Where the sunshine is sufficient, it likes warmth and is afraid of cold. It grows well in the temperature range of 22-28 ℃, and the overwintering temperature should not be lower than 10 ℃.

The suitable water temperature of green chrysanthemum is 22 ~ 28 ℃, the light is strong, and the ph value is 6.5 ~ 7.2 ~ kh2.0 ~ 12.0 °.

3. Application

The plant type of pagoda grass is very beautiful, and it is often used as a submerged ornamental plant cultivated in the water scenic spot of the park and a decorative plant in the middle and background of the water cluster box, with high ornamental value.

Green chrysanthemum is just a water plant suitable for planting in the middle and rear.