Dwarf Sagittaria Subulata (Easiest Foreground Plant)
NOTE: The POTTED variety is potted in house and can be seen in the photos labeled "AS OF 8/18/23" (ITS AN OLD PHOTO. THIS CLASSIC STILL LOOKS LIKE THAT :)
You have to try Sagittaria subulata more commonly known as Dwarf Sagittaria, especially if are just getting into the hobby. It is one of my favorite plants because it grows like crazy. It looks and grows like grass. Dwarf Sagittaria will keep growing and growing with runners on your tank.
It stays short and only gets about 3-5 inches tall so you can run it as a nice fore to mid ground plant. When I first got Dwarf Sagittaria I spread it out pretty thinly in a wide open space in my 125 gallon planted tank. It soon grew in full and started to head into other parts of the tank that I didn't exactly want it to grow into.
Dwarf Sag is one of my top 5 favorite aquarium plants. Anyone who wants a great hardy plant should give Dwarf Sagittaria or Dwarf Sag a try. 6-8 stems or more I usually have a ton of this so you gotta try it out…Great grower. 1st plant I did for Species Sunday. Its awesome.
Looking for a replacement for sag? Try Tenellus(Microsword)
NOTE: We are now pleased to carry the bigger beautiful cousin of this great plant.
Check out Saggitaria Teres (it gets purple under super high light) It looks cool with Dwarf Sag as well :)
Care Scale of 1-10:
1.5 (grows better in good substrate or you can plant in plain gravel)
Lighting:
Grows fine in low light, but creates a carpet faster in higher light
Temps: Can handle pretty much anything from 65 to 85. Pretty amazingly easy plant.
Where to Plant:
Foreground. Plant the root structure directly into the substrate.
Don't Forget To Buy our Growth Juice and Iron Supplements for your plants!!
Customer Reviews
I put both of these plants in separate tanks and I kept them in the pots they arrived in. Hope they do well.
Dustin’s plants are always great! This Dwarf Sag is great! Multiple plants per pot and zero snails.
These potted plants arrived yesterday, and they are in perfect condition. Healthy, lush, and with a generous portion, too. Good stuff!
Came in looking really healthy and green. Multiple plants per pot!
Ordered Dustin's dwarf sagittaria and red root floaters to round out my first planted tank. All the plants arrived in great shape. I ordered two potted sagittaria and was pleasantly surprised to see the roots literally growing through the bottom of the basket. I was able to separate the two pots into more than enough plants to fill the foreground of my 15.5 inch cube. I'm adding the plant booster growth juice as well, hoping for an awesome foreground carpet. Really looking forward to watching the dwarf sag spread.
