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Vallisneria americana var. biwaensis
Tropica No. 056
Vallisneria americana var. biwaensis

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Family Hydrocharitaceae
Part of the world South-East Asia
Height 20-80 cm
Width 5-15 cm
Light requirements medium-very high
Temperature 20-28oC
Hardness tolerance soft-very hard
pH tolerance 6-8.5
Easiness medium

Vallisneria americana var. biwaensis is a graceful variety of V. americana. It has beautiful twisted leaves, but it needs more light than the other Valisneria species. Other twisted Valisneria are cultivated, so not all twisted Vallisneria are V. americana var. biwaensis.