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Limnophila aquatica

Tropica No. 046


Limnophila aquatica

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Family Scrophulariaceae
Part of the world South-East Asia
Height 25-50 cm
Width 9-15 cm
Light requirements medium-very high
Temperature 20-30oC
Hardness tolerance soft-medium
pH tolerance 5-8
Easiness medium

An extremely beautiful aquarium plant circled by light-green and finely branched leaves. In the right growing conditions with added CO2 and a nutritious bottom this plant grows fast. In good light it forms horizontal side shoots and becomes attractive and bushy. Most decorative when several stems are planted in a small group. In open aquariums it sometimes sends shoots above the water surface, forming small blue flowers.