Aponogeton madagascariensis |
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| Aponogeton madagascariensis
is without comparison among the oddest plants in our
aquaria. Instead of normal mesophyll, a lattice full of
holes develops and this makes the plant a rarity in every
botanical garden or collection of water plants. However, Aponogeton
madagascariensis is a very difficult plant to grow
and should be kept as a proud solitary plant only in
specialised aquaria. It requires a nutrient and
calcarious substrate with frequent water replacement
because it tends to loose the older leaves in 'old
water'. Also, Aponogeton madagascariensis prefers diffused indirect light as it comes from shady banks and brooks with no direct sunshine. In all circumstances this is a very diffucul plant to culture also because the many different varieties require quite different environmental conditions. Nowadays, Aponogeton madagascariensis is also produced from tissue cultures. |
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