Aponogeton distachyos - Cape pondweed

Fertilization Aponogeton distachyos : During the colder months of the year it’s not necessary to fertilize aquatic plants. A great part of the aquatic plants, during the winter, are in fact in vegetative rest.

continental : plant which needs to be exposed to direct sunrays.
In autumn these plants are grown in the garden; they can tolerate temperatures a few degrees below zero without problems.

alpine : Let's locate the The Aponogeton distachyos in a very luminous place, preferably sunny.
Autumn temperatures are easily tolerated by the The Aponogeton distachyos which usually doesn’t get damaged by short freezing; if the temperatures should go below -5°C, let’s protect our plant with a non-woven fabric.

mediterranean : These plants favour sunny exposures, where they can enjoy, even for the whole day, some direct solar rays.
The Aponogeton distachyos can stand temperatures a few degrees under zero, therefore they can be usually cultivated as garden plants.

continental : We advise leaving the ground prevalently dry, watering from time to time, every 10-11 days; if there are intense rains and the weather is quite cold we can reduce the watering even more. Usually 1-2 buckets of water are used.

alpine : We suggest watering rarely, such as every 10-11 days with 0-1 buckets of water, but only when the weather is mild, and the substratum has been dry for days.

mediterranean : During this time of year we suggest watering only once in a while using 2-3 buckets of water, leaving the soil dry for a few days before watering it again. If the weather is cold irrigate rarely. Between one watering and the other 10-11 days should go by.

Treatments Aponogeton distachyos : During the cold months many pathogens spend the winter in the ground, at the feet of our plants; let’s treat the plants struck by black spot disease or by leaf curl disease with particular attention by applying a wide-range anticryptogamic treatment, to vaporize even on the ground. Let’s gather and destroy the leaves of the sick plants.