

💧 Elevate your pond’s ecosystem with nature’s oxygen powerhouse!
Oxygenating Hornwort is a cold-hardy aquatic plant featuring 6 slender, forked stems per bunch that oxygenate pond water, control algae, and provide essential shelter for fish. Easy to use and propagate, it thrives in water depths from 1 to 10 feet and withstands winter conditions down to USDA zone 5, making it an ideal low-maintenance solution for enhancing pond health and clarity.
| ASIN | B0009XHG1E |
| Best Sellers Rank | #29,782 in Pet Supplies ( See Top 100 in Pet Supplies ) #418 in Aquarium Décor |
| Brand | Hughes Water Gardens |
| Color | Green |
| Customer Reviews | 3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars (856) |
| Expected Blooming Period | Winter |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 6 ounces |
| Item model number | 182049000668 |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Water Gardens |
| Moisture Needs | Moderate Watering |
| Number of Pieces | 6 |
| Product Care Instructions | water |
| Product Dimensions | 4 x 4 x 8 inches |
| Soil Type | Clay Soil |
| Sunlight Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Shade |
| UPC | 182049000668 |
| USDA Hardiness Zone | 6,7,8,9 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
B**A
Awesome!
Awesome water plant. Stays completely underwater, and spreads quickly. The water in the dog's pool went from an ugly dark green to perfectly clear!
L**0
It's not what you think!
Not what I expected. It came in a plastic bag. All in pieces. There is one tiny piece of a plant and I don't know that you can call it a plant. Lots of dead pieces. In putting it in water to clean it as suggested to clean it for parasites, bugs, etc, I'm so glad I did as that's where it all fell apart and it does have little creatures of different types throughout as you can see in the photos- however, that's why we wash all plants off, it could happen to any plant! The picture is so deceiving, not at all what you get. My axolotl is very sensitive. I'm so glad I put this in a bowl first!
G**J
Update.BUYER BEWARE
This is my second order from this company. The plants are healthy..Come well packed..include 2 anchors that will be in the bottom of the container they come in. Rinse these plants very very well... I did not quarentine these plants.. I give a good look. A good rinse.. A quick wiff..You will get some brown spots. Its to be expected from traveling and all the tempeture changes.. It dont mean their dead.. It means they are in some shock. They will turn green again once you have them settled.. And if all is good.. I clump them together and anchor them in the pond.. My fish love these plants.. They hide and chase each other like 5 year old school kids.. These plants add oxygen.. Helps the clarity of the water . gives the fish a form of shelter from cats.racoons..ect.. Also if the fish spawn..these are great for their little eggs.. I adore my fish and enjoy watching them explore and chase each other through the plants..highly recommend this company and their product.. product.. I have had no problem with snails or any nasty creatures..Shipping in fast and customer service is great.. They answer any question you have! Reviews are everything to me. So im giving you my honest review and hope it can help someone ...If this has helped you in anyway please click below and let me know..Thanks and have a beautiful day.. Well i mentioned above about the brown spots. Its beem 13 days and its all brown. It started to break apart creating a nasty mess. I had to drain my whole pond. (75 gallons).. Im not sure whats going on. But PLEASE Be AWARE Clipping the brown spots did NOT help my plants. I will look elsewhere for plants. It took me 5 hours to clean this pond. I really had better things to do then this. Last pic shows how brown and dead it is. So disappointed!!
J**R
Excellent plant
Wow! This was a huge nice healthy plant dilivered! I was shocked at how large and full it was! Highly recomed! And will definatly look here for any more needs first!
L**A
SNAILS!!!
These came packaged beautifully. However, as soon as I started rinsing half of it fell apart ALOT. By the end of quarantining I was only left with the big bunch on the right. AND thank god I quarantined because there were SNAILS. I did a hydrogen peroxide bath and am waiting another 24hours to even decide if I should put this in my tank. Pretty disappointing. I could’ve gotten something else with my money :/ if this works I’ll be happy but I’m scared to even try.
D**N
Buyer Beware
Order arrived looking like mush and needle like leaves had almost fully fallen off of them stems. The stems were very small and definitely did not have the amount I was supposed to receive with ordering 2 bunches of it. Found 2 clumps that had a rubber band on them and when I took the rubber band off it was nothing but a bundle of the leaves. Quality was underwhelming to say the least and probably will not be ordering anything again
S**H
Looks nice in my aquarium, we will see if it lives up to it's expectations
My package arrived today and the first thing I notice upon opening the box was the very strong smell of a lake. Even the water in the container looked like dirty lake water. The smell wasn't bad, it just smelled like they had plucked this out of the nearest lake and shipped it to me. On top of that, the majority of it arrived dead and brown. That wasn't such a big deal for me as I ordered this plant for my 55-gallon aquarium and you get a large bunch of this stuff, so the bit that was left alive was more than enough for what I needed it for. I could see how this would be problematic for someone who intended on using it in a larger enclosure or pond, but for me, there was no need to return it as I would have thrown out the leftover anyway so I just gave it a good rinse and put it in my tank. The description says that hornwort fights algae and provides an excellent source of oxygen. I have never used it before, so this is going to be a little experiment for me. I have been having a bit of an issue with algae that Flourish Excel isn't fixing on its own (as I am nervous about overdosing my tank with it), so I will update this in a month with my findings on how well hornwort fights algae. I will continue to use Excel daily in conjunction with this plant until I can change my lighting system (which I am sure is the root cause of my algae issue) Apparently, Hornwort has allelopathic behavior so it excretes substances toxic to algae, it also outcompetes algae for nutrients in the tank/pond.... I am hoping it doesn't outcompete my other plants for nutrients in the process as I have a few nice plants in my tank already. I have added plant tabs to the roots of each of those plants and will be using a liquid fertilizer twice a week as a precautionary. Overall I am happy with my purchase. Even if it doesn't do the things stated in the description, as long as it causes no harm to my other plants I don't think I would give it a lower star rating. It looks very nice in my tank and my fish seem to love it. It was super easy to add to my tank, I don't prefer that it "free floats" as it will block the light from my other plants (but this is another reason it is good to remove algae as it blocks the light from algae, so it if is your only live plant, I would say go for it). Anyhow, I just wrapped it around some of my cholla wood, wrapped it around a rock and stuck it through the holes in some of my driftwood. I didn't even have to use the weights that were included. I will update this in a month. So far so good.
A**S
Great green bush
I got a whole bush. 3 baby ramshorn snails came free. Most of it is green but this plant grows quick.
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