🌿 All About Eleocharis montevidensis – Growow TC Plant

Eleocharis montevidensis, commonly known as Giant Hairgrass or Tall Hairgrass, is a graceful, grass-like aquatic plant often used in background or accent areas of aquascapes. With its long, arching leaves and soft flowing appearance, it creates a natural meadow-like effect, mimicking wetland margins.

Available in a Growow Tissue Culture (TC) cup, it offers a pest-free, algae-free, and healthy start, ideal for aquarists who prefer clean, safe introductions to planted tanks.

🔍 Quick Overview

• Scientific Name: Eleocharis montevidensis

• Common Name: Giant Hairgrass, Montevideo Hairgrass

• Family: Cyperaceae

• Origin: North and South America

• Type: Grass-like, rosette-forming aquatic plant

• Position: Background or large midground

🌱 Plant Characteristics

• Height: 20–50+ cm (can grow tall in high light and nutrients)

• Leaf Shape: Fine, tubular, hair-like strands

• Color: Bright to medium green

• Growth Rate: Moderate to fast (with CO₂ and good light)

• Propagation: Runners (spreads outward from base)

💧 Tank Requirements

• Lighting: Medium to high

• CO₂: Recommended for strong, lush growth

• Substrate: Nutrient-rich (soil or aquasoil ideal)

• Water Parameters:

  • pH: 6.0–7.5

  • Temperature: 20–28°C

  • Hardness: Soft to medium

• Placement: Background (or midground in large tanks)

🧪 Growow Tissue Culture Benefits

• Free from pests, algae, and harmful pathogens

• Sterile and safe for shrimp or sensitive species

• Easy to split and plant

• Quick acclimation and healthy rooting in the substrate

🌟 Why Choose Eleocharis montevidensis?

• Provides natural vertical contrast to leafy or bushy plants

• Great for simulating riverbanks or wild marsh edges

• Perfect for Nature-style or biotope aquariums

• Can sway beautifully in water currents, adding motion to your scape

• Grows well in both open-top and covered tanks

🧠 Aquascaping Tips

• Plant in small clumps, spaced apart for even spread

• Regular trimming encourages denser growth and prevents overshadowing

• Pairs well with:

  • Cryptocoryne wendtii green/red

  • Rotala rotundifolia (for color contrast)

  • Helanthium tenellum or Lilaeopsis brasiliensis (foreground grass-like plants)

  • Hardscape elements like driftwood and rounded stones

💡 Pro Tip: In high-tech tanks, Eleocharis montevidensis can grow very tall and lush — perfect for creating a natural flow and soft backdrop behind colorful stem plants or rocks.