Spirulina shuka ce kuma ba ta da rai. Matsakaicin zafinsa na girma gabaɗaya yana jeri daga digiri 28 zuwa digiri 35, tare da digiri 15 da digiri 40 wanda ke wakiltar mafi ƙarancin yanayin yanayin girma, bi da bi. Za'a iya haɓaka nau'ikan zafin jiki da zafi{6} a digiri 35 zuwa digiri 40.
Mafi kyawun pH don girma spirulina shine 8.3-10.3, kuma har yanzu yana girma sosai a pH na 11. Bincike ya gano cewa Spirulina platensis yana tsiro mafi kyau a cikin ruwa tare da salinity na 20-70 g/L. Spirulina shine tsayayyen algae na photoautotrophic, yana dogara da hasken rana da kuma shan CO2 daga ruwa don photosynthesis.
Spirulina yana da babban ƙarfin photosynthesis. Yayin da manyan shuke-shuke kan yi amfani da kashi 5%{6}}6% na makamashin haskensu, spirulina na amfani da kashi 18% na makamashin haskenta, wanda ke haifar da ingancin photosynthesis na 43%, fiye da sau uku na amfanin amfanin gona. Spirulina yana girma kuma yana haifuwa cikin sauri, kuma ya dace da babban girma na cikin gida da waje a yankuna ko yanayi daban-daban. Zagayowar ci gabanta gajeru ce, tare da tsarin ci gaban al'ada na sa'o'i 11 kawai. Idan yanayi ya yi kyau, mafi saurin yaduwa shine sau ɗaya kowane awa 4.
