Family: Alismataceae
Continent: South America
Region: America
Height: 2-12"+
Width: 4-6"
Light requirements: low-very high
Temperature: 60-82°F
Hardness tolerance: soft-very hard
pH tolerance: 6-9
Growth: fast
Demands: easy

Sagittaria subulata is an ideal, undemanding foreground plant whose short runners form a compact group. Place individual plants 2-4 cm apart. This plant may cause problems because in certain conditions it suddenly grows to a height of 50 cm when it grows older. But if it is then moved into the background it may become low again. In the aquarium it sometimes sends a long flower stem to the surface, and small white flowers unfold just above the water surface.

This plant grows new groups of plants which can be seperated from each other and replanted to start new groups. This plant grows well for me with just under 2 watts per gallon.