Aquarium Garden

Through building and maintaining beautiful nature aquaria people re-learn the intricate connections between forms of life, plants, fish, microorganism and humans. Riches and beauty come from harmony, from balance. Aquaria are great teachers of this truth. Takashi Amano

2/10/2006

Hygrophila polysperma ' Rosanervig '

Hygrophila polysperma 'Rosanervig' is normally an undemanding plant. But if you want deep-pink leaves you must provide intensive light. The distinctive colouring of the light leaf ribs is probably caused by a virus which prevents chlorophyll from being produced in the cells around the leaf ribs, making them white. However, this virus does not affect other plants in the aquarium.
Height : 20-30+ cm Width : 6-10 cm Light : high-very high Temp. : 18-28'C
Hardness : soft-hard pH : 5-8 Growth : MEDIUM Demands : MEDIUM

Text from Tropica www.tropica.com
Photo by Dusko Bojic