Alternanthera Reineckii ''Roseafolia'' No. 023 Alternanthera Reineckii

Ceratophyllum demersum is a Family Ceratophyllaceae genuine cosmopolitan found all Continent Cosmopolitan over the globe. It has no true roots Region Cosmopolitan but can be planted in the bottom. Country of origin In the wild it is often found rooted, Height 5-80+ cm with the lower leaves forming Width 5-15+ cm anchors. As a floating plant it Light requirements very low-very high provides a good hiding-place for Temperature 10-28 °C 1 young fish. C. demersum can be Hardness tolerance soft-very hard useful in combating algae pH tolerance 6-9 because it consumes nutrients in Growth fast the water and secretes substances Demands easy that counteract algae. Some varieties are difficult to transport. Ceratophyllum demersum No. 021 #023 The purple colour Family Amaranthaceae underneath Alternanthera reineckii Continent South America ''roseafolia'' leaves provides an Region South America effective contrast to the many Country of origin green plants in an aquarium - Height 25-50 cm particularly when planted in Width 10-15 cm groups. Good light encourages the Light requirements medium-very high leaves to turn red. Most Temperature 17-28 °C 2 Alternanthera species are difficult Hardness tolerance soft-hard to grow, but this one is relatively pH tolerance 5-8 undemanding. Easy to propagate Growth medium by nipping off the terminal bud Demands medium and planting it in the bottom. This Common Name: Red Temple also makes the mother plant more Alternanthera reineckii bushy, because more side shoots ''roseafolia'' No. 023 are formed. #023B Alternanthera reineckii Family Amaranthaceae ''lilacina'' needs plenty of light to Continent South America grow and form dark-red leaves. In Region South America open aquariums it grows willingly Country of origin up through the surface, and like Height 15-40 cm other difficult plants growth Width 10-15 cm improves considerably if CO2 is Light requirements high-very high added. Shortage of micronutrients Temperature 17-28 °C 3 results in pale leaves. Like other Hardness tolerance soft-medium stem plants A. reineckii ''Lilacina'' pH tolerance 5-7 is best in groups. Growth slow Demands difficult Common Name: Red Temple Alternanthera reineckii ''lilacina'' No. 023B #032A Rotala wallichii is a Family Lythraceae demanding plant that develops Continent Asia red shoot tips in good light Region South-east Asia conditions. The most decorative Country of origin effect can be achieved by planting Height10-30 cm a large number of stems in a Width2-4+ cm group. R. wallichii is a good Light requirements medium-very high foreground plant, and suitable for Temperature 18-28 °C 4 small aquariums because it is Hardness tolerance very soft-medium easy to prune if it grows too large. pH tolerance 5-7 CO2 addition boosts growth Growth fast considerably. It also prefers soft, Demands difficult slightly acidic water. 032 Rotala wallichii No. 032A 037A The finely-branched red Family Haloragaceae Continent Asia leaves of Myriophyllum Region South-east Asia tuberculatum make this one of the Country of origin most beautiful of aquarium plants. Height 40+ cm But it makes great demands on Width 5-8 cm the light, and only thrives in a few Light requirements very high-very high aquariums. A nutritious bottom Temperature 18-29 °C and CO addition promote growth Hardness tolerance soft-hard 5 2 significantly. M. tuberculatum is pH tolerance 5-7 most beautiful when planted in Growth fast groups, but do not plant shoots too Demands very difficult close because this will prevent Common Name: Red Foxtail light reaching the lower leaves. Myriophyllum tuberculatum(red)No.037A #072A Echinodorus x barthii is a Family Alismataceae decorative and beautiful solitary Continent South America plant for large aquariums. The Region Cultivar leaves change colour from Country of origin dark-red in the youngest leaves to Height 25-50 cm dark-green in the oldest. The Width 20-30 cm colour develops well when the Light requirements medium-very high light intensity is high and there are Temperature 16-28 °C 6 sufficient micro-nutrients in the Hardness tolerance soft-hard aquarium. A nutritious bottom and pH tolerance 6-9 CO2 addition promote growth. Growth medium This plant takes a lot of light from Demands medium plants underneath, so it must be pruned occasionally. It used to be Echinodorus x barthii sold as ''Double Red''. No. 072A #073B Echinodorus schlueteri is Family Alismataceae an orbiculate ''sword'' plant whose Continent South America low, broad growth makes it Region South America suitable for small aquariums. The Country of origin youngest leaves have clear Height 15-25 cm red-brown spots, which turn very Width 15-20 cm light in older leaves. It is generally Light requirements medium-very high undemanding, but at high light Temperature 20-28 °C 7 intensity the red-brown spots Hardness tolerance soft-hard become more strongly coloured. A pH tolerance 6-8 nutritious bottom promotes Growth medium growth. See Echinodorus Demands medium schlueteri 'Leopard'. Echinodorus schlueteri No. 073B #073F Echinodorus 'Ocelot' is a Family Alismataceae decorative hybrid between Continent South America Echinodorus schluteri 'Leopard' Region Cultivar and Echinodorus x barthii. Country of origin Naturally, it is the elliptical black Height 20-40+ cm spots on the red-brown leaves that Width 25-30 cm have given this plant the name Light requirements low-very high 'Ocelot'. The spots are darkest on Temperature 15-30 °C 8 the youngest leaves, and unlike Hardness tolerance soft-very hard many other spotted Echinodorus pH tolerance 6-9 Echinodorus 'Ocelot' retains its Growth fast spots even at low light intensity. It Demands very easy is an undemanding, good plant for beginners. Echinodorus 'Ozelot' No. 073F #101A Anubias barteri var. barteri Family Araceae is an undemanding plant. It grows Continent Africa somewhat larger than Anubias Region West Africa barteri var. nana but is grown in Country of origin the same conditions. Anubias Height 25-45 cm barteri varies considerably in Width 15 cm terms of size and leaf shape. Like Light requirements very low-medium 9 other Anubias species, it is best Temperature 20-30 °C planted in a shady spot to restrict Hardness tolerance very soft-very hard algae growth on the leaves. It is pH tolerance 5, 5-9 also suitable for terrariums and Growth very slow aquaterrariums. Herbivorous fish Demands easy do not eat the very tough and Anubias barteri var. barteri robust leaves. No. 101A Real Sick #108This beautiful variety with the Family Araceae dark, hammered leaves is named Continent Asia after 'Tropica'. When grown in an Region South-east Asia open space the leaves will Country of origin Sri Lanka virtually lie on the bottom. It is Height 6-10 cm suitable for small aquariums. Like Width 8-12 cm most other Sri Lanka Light requirements low-very high Cryptocorynes, it also grows well Temperature 20-30 °C 10 in hard water. See other Hardness tolerance very soft-hard Cryptocorynes for further pH tolerance 5,5-8 information. Growth medium Demands very easy Cryptocoryne beckettii 108 Real Sick #109E This beautiful variety with Family Araceae the dark, hammered leaves is Continent Asia named after 'Tropica'. When Region South-east Asia grown in an open space the Country of origin Sri Lanka leaves will virtually lie on the Height 6-10 cm bottom. It is suitable for small Width 8-12 cm aquariums. Like most other Sri Light requirements low-very high Lanka Cryptocorynes, it also Temperature 20-30 °C 11 grows well in hard water. See Hardness tolerance very soft-hard other Cryptocorynes for further pH tolerance 5,5-8 information. Growth medium Demands very easy Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica' No. 109E Real Sick #110A Unlike the common Family Araceae Cryptocoryne undulata, this plant Continent Asia has wider leaves and a beautiful, Region South-east Asia flecked leaf pattern. It also grows Country of origin Sri Lanka larger. It is known botanically as a Height 15-25+ cm triploid variety. See other Width 10-20 cm Cryptocorynes for further Light requirements low-very high information. Temperature 20-28 °C 12 Hardness tolerance very soft-hard pH tolerance 5,5-8 Growth medium Demands easy Cryptocoryne undulata ''broad leaves'' No. 110A Real Sick #109DThis beautiful variety of Family Araceae Cryptocoryne wendtii is only found Continent Asia in the river Mi Oya. It has Region South-east Asia characteristic red-brown, slightly Country of origin Sri Lanka hammered leaves. Many Height 25-35 cm Cryptocorynes can grow at high Width 15-30 cm temperatures. In the wild this plant Light requirements low-high 13 is found in streams with a Temperature 20-32 °C temperature of more than 30 Hardness tolerance very soft-very hard degrees C. At even higher pH tolerance 5,5-8 temperatures the light intensity Growth slow must be higher or the days longer. Demands very easy See other Cryptocorynes for further information. 008BMicrosorum pteropus Family Polypodiaceae 'Windeløv' is a patented variety of Continent Asia M. pteropus, named after Region Cultivar Tropica's founder Holger Country of origin Windeløv. Its finely branched leaf Height 10-20 cm tips make it one of the most Width 12-18+ cm beautiful aquarium plants. A hardy Light requirements very low-high and easy plant for both beginners Temperature 18-30 °C 14 and the more experienced. Best Hardness tolerance very soft-hard planted on a stone or tree root pH tolerance 5-8 (this is how Microsorum grows in Growth slow the wild). If planted in the bottom Demands very easy the horizontal rhizome must not be covered. This plant is not eaten by herbivorous fish. Microsorum pteropus 'Windeløv' No. 008B Banana lily gets its name from Tropical its cluster of thick banana-shaped pH range: 6.5 – 7.2 roots, located close to the leaves Temperature range: 20 – 25C near the surface of the water.

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