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Heteranthera zosterifolia is an extremely beautiful plant which forms a lot of side shoots and thus quickly forms a bushy plant group. In strong light growth is intensive, and the plant must be pruned before it becomes so compact that no light reaches the lower leaves. Water roots often form on the stem. In open aquariums it forms small blue flowers if some shoots are allowed to spread on the surf... View details & Shop online
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Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides is a beautiful plant which can unfortunately be very difficult to grow. Intensive light is vital. In the wild it is found in very arid conditions which are rarely flooded. Used to be sold as Hydrocotyle Maritima.... View details & Shop online
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Hydrocotyle verticillata is a true amphibious plant which thrives well above as well as under water. This makes it suitable for ponds, paludaria and also aquaria. Hydrocotyle verticillata can be grown as a floating plant without contact to the substrate, but grown traditionally on the bottom it creeps over the substrate and sets its characteristic almost circular leaves from the horizontal rhizome... View details & Shop online
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Under water Hygrophila corymbosa angustifolia has relatively narrow leaves which are grouped close together. Plants sold in the shops are normally cultivated above water, and have rounder leaves with larger gaps between them. See Hygrophila corymbosa Stricta.... View details & Shop online
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The leaves of emergent grown Hygrophila corymbosa .. Siamensis are blue-green, but grown submerged they turn into beautifully light-green with very short internodes. In case of iron deficiency, however, the new leaves will be very pale. Hygrophila corymbosa .. Siamensis requires quite high light intensities but apart from this it does not need any special water composition. If Hygrophila corymbosa... View details & Shop online
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A variety of Hygrophila corymbosa Siamensis, but more bushy with narrower leaves. The difference is less noticeable in older plants. See Hygrophila corymbosa .Siamensis.... View details & Shop online
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Hygrophila corymbosa Stricta is an unpretentious plant suitable for large aquaria. The colour of the leaves varies from light-green to red-brown at high light intensities. Hygrophila corymbosa Stricta is also suitable for open top aquaria where it likes to pierce the water surface to set beautiful blue flowers. The growth of Hygrophila corymbosa Stricta benefits from a nutrient rich substrate in c... View details & Shop online
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Hygrophila difformis is beautiful and undemanding. A plant for beginners which can help create a balance in the aquarium from the start. Its rapid growth helps prevent algae because the plant absorbs a great number of nutrients from the water. The shortage of micro-nutrients leads to pale leaves, which may be an indication that the aquarium needs fertiliser. In large aquariums its lobed leaves can... View details & Shop online
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A very compact variety of Hygrophila corymbosa, with the leaves set close to the stalk. Forms numerous side shoots, enhancing the compact appearance. The leaves are a dark brownish green when the plant is delivered, but after a transitional period in the aquarium they turn light green and silver-white on the underside. In strong light the newest leaves are reddish brown in colour and in time the o... View details & Shop online
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Hygrophila polysperma is a amphibious plant from the Indo-Malayan region. The aquatic form has an up to 50 cm long stem with opposed leaves very variable in shape and colour. The leaves of the emergent plants are narrower and dark green. It forms bright green tufts which grow towards the surface with good light. Hygrophila polysperma has no particular demands as to bottom, being very sturdy and ad... View details & Shop online
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Hygrophila polysperma Rosanervig is usually 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.... View details & Shop online
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Lilaeopsis brasiliensis is grass-looking small amphibious plant which is very suitable for foreground decoration. The submerged culture is easy, but it is usually quite slow growing. Lilaeopsis brasiliensis can grow in soft as well as in hard water and it accepts a wide light regime, though high light tends to speed up the growth. The emergent culture is especially well suited for paludariua where... View details & Shop online
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Lilaeopsis sp. Mauritius was found by Holger Windeløv in 1992 at Mauritius east of Africa. It was growing submerged with very short leaves. The leaves grow from a horizontal rhizome and new leaves are set for every 2-5 cm. It forms a very nice 'lawn' if it is planted in a pots or otherwise restricted in horizontal growth for example by surrounding rocks. Otherwise it tends to run along the ... View details & Shop online
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Limnobium laevigatum is a decorative plant that is particularly suitable for open aquariums. It is also good in traditional aquariums, because the fine, long and decorative roots provide protection to gouramies and other surface fish that like the roots of floating plants. If there are enough nutrients in the water and the light intensity is good, new leaves will appear above the water surface.... View details & Shop online
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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, for... View details & Shop online
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Limnophila sessiliflora is a fast growing plant with beautiful light-green filamentous leaves which very much resembles the popular Cabomba species. In contrast to Cabomba, Limnophila sessiliflora does not require much light to grow and thus it can replace Cabomba in situations where this light demanding plant does not thrive well. Limnophila sessiliflora can take up a lot of inorganic nitrogen an... View details & Shop online
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There are several varieties of this plant. The variety grown by Tropica is said to come from Malaysia. It is characterised by its narrow green leaves, which are purple underneath. Like most other red plants, the colour depends on a supply of intensive light. CO2 addition promotes growth significantly, and it also thrives in hard water. Limnophilla aromatica is easy to propagate by cuttings.... View details & Shop online
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In the nursery this plant is cultivated in marshy conditions, forming dark-green leaves which are purple underneath. In aquariums the leaves turn a beautiful shade of light-green. It needs intensive light to thrive. Widely used in Dutch aquariums in so-called 'plant streets'. In open aquariums it grows above the water surface, where it forms very beautiful scarlet flowers and the leaves regain the... View details & Shop online
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Ludwigia arcuata is a beautiful plant most suitable for open aquaria where it willingly grows above the water. The emergent leaves are much smaller than the larger lanceolate and opposed aquatic leaves. The stem and the leaves are in both cases reddish coloured though most intensively in the emergent form. It often flowers with small golden-yellow flowers and it is easily propagated from the seeds... View details & Shop online
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Ludwigia glandulosa (perennis) is a rather new aquarium plant although it has been known and described by Linne. It develops whorls of heavy red coloured leaves which require high light intensities to remain beautiful red. It grows quite slowly compared to other Ludwigia species. If Ludwigia glandulosa (perennis) grows too tall you just have to cut off the top which is then replanted in the substr... View details & Shop online
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Ludwigia repens is a beautiful and fast growing aquarium plant. The leaves are olive-green usually with a red lower side. Ludwigia repens thrive even in moderate light though the red colour becomes less intensive. In open aquaria the plant easily grow out of the water where yellow flowers are produced. It is an easy plant which is propagated by cuttings. Cutting the larger plant also results in a ... View details & Shop online
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Micranthemum umbrosum is a beautiful plant with small round leaves. It is suitable for small or large aquariums. Relatively demanding in terms of light. CO2 addition is recommended to promote growth. Once the plant starts growing it grows fast, and the shoots have to be pinched out often, which can be planted as cuttings in the bottom. Most beautiful in groups of many stems.... View details & Shop online
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Microsorum pteropus is a water fern and is found attached to roots and rocks in Nature. The olive green leaves grow from a horizontal rhizome. To begin with the new plant should be attached to the substrate with a thin wire or a rubber band until new anchor roots have been formed. Microsorum pteropus does not require any special attention and survives and even grows at very low light intensities a... View details & Shop online
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Microsorum pteropus Windeløv is indeed among our most popular and prestigious plants. It is an easy plant and grows well under almost any conditions. Though the plant bears a variety name it was found in a natural Microsorum pteropus population on Java. The plant is a protected variety which means it can't be grown comercially without a prior accept from Tropica Aquarium Plants. Microsorum ... View details & Shop online
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Cultivated above water and delivered with saw-toothed leaves, which after a transitional period in the aquarium develop into long, finely denticulated, needle-like leaves. In good light conditions it turns a beautiful copper colour and its characteristic appearance is a pleasing contrast to the other plants. Making few demands, Proserpinaca palustris varies in form according to its origin. The Tro... View details & Shop online
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Nesaea crassicaulis is a beautiful and highly recommended aquarium plant, although it makes relatively high demands on the light. It has red-brown, cognac-coloured leaves. Grows best in soft and slightly acidic water. Make sure the lower leaves get sufficient light, otherwise they turn black and fall off. This plant is similar to Amania species and is often mistaken for them. But in the aquarium i... View details & Shop online
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Nymphaea lotus (zenkeri) - or the Tiger Lotus - is recognised to be among the most graceful aquarium plants. It is a quite variable species and the leaf colour may vary from bright green over red-brown to red-violet. It is without comparison the most suitable Nymphaea species for aquarium purposes because it sets numerous water leaves before floating leaves are produced. When floating leaves are p... View details & Shop online
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Microsorum pteropus is a highly variable species, and new varieties are easily bred. Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow' has narrower leaves, which grow at a less acute angle from the stem than the normal Microsorum pteropus. The plant attaches readily to roots and stones. A decorative plant, which is also suitable for smaller aquariums. See also Microsorum pteropus.... View details & Shop online
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Riccia fluitans is an aquatic liverwort. Its body is formed by the thallus which is fork-shaped. Its colour is emerald to deep green - the lighter forms usually grow in bright light. Riccia fluitans often forms thick mats on the surface of the water, but in the mud it takes a terrestrial form with short rhizoids and anchors itself to the bottom. Riccia was formerly used in breeding tanks for fish ... View details & Shop online
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The Latin name means the plant with the round leaves. But this only applies to the marsh variety, which has circular leaves. In aquariums Rotala rotundifolia has long, thin leaves. Unlike other Rotala species it is relatively undemanding, although it needs good light to produce red leaves. It forms side shoots willingly, becoming compact and bushy. This also means that it is hard for light to reac... View details & Shop online
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