- very popular red plant
- great intense colors
- also for the middle ground
- relatively easy to care
Alternanthera rosaefolia - NatureHolic InVitro
- Item no: 5824
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from over 3,000 reviews "| C02: | without CO2 fertilization |
| Type: | InVitro |
| Light requirements: | medium |
| Growth rate: | medium |
| Basin placement: | Middle ground |
| Origin: | America |
| Genus: | Alternanthera |
The pink-leaved parrot leaf Alternanthera reineckii "rosaefolia" from South America is a particularly beautiful variety of Alternanthera reineckii. The leaves live up to the name "parrot leaf": they are olive-brown to rose-red on the upper side, the underside is purple. This aquarium plant grows up to 20-40 cm tall, making it an ideal fit in the middle ground to background. Regular pruning helps keep the bushes nice and compact, and is well tolerated. This colorful aquarium plant looks best as a group or dense bush.
The pink-leaved parrot leaf can also grow under low light and without CO2 fertilization - then the stem plant likes to shed its lower leaves - but it shows its most beautiful colors under medium to strong light, a good supply of nutrients and a supplementary fertilization of CO2. Since the rose-leaved parrot leaf grows rather moderately fast, it is not as time-consuming to care for as other stem plants.
Alternanthera reineckii "rosaefolia" is very easy to propagate as a stem plant: Side shoots or the tips of the shoots are cut at a length of about 10 cm and inserted into the substrate. There they grow quickly.
As an InVitro grown plant from the lab, this Pink-leaved Parrot Leaf is guaranteed to be free of pesky snails, algae and also pesticides. This In Vitro plant does not need quarantine before you plant it in the aquarium - only the culture medium should be rinsed off the roots.
You can also grow Alternanthera reineckii "rosaefolia" excellently on land in a humid terrarium or waterfall aquarium. There it can even come to bloom.
Our recommendation: For a splendid plant growth we recommend the use of the NatureHolic fertilizer series and for new plants the Premium Nutrient Substrate NatureHolic GroundBooster.
| Scientific name: | Alternanthera reineckii "rosaefolia" |
| German name: | Pink-leaved parrot leaf |
| Origin/Distribution: | South America |
| Growth habit: | Stem plant with pink leaves |
| Height of growth: | approx. 20-40 cm |
| Growth rate: | medium |
| Placement in the tank: | Middle ground to background |
| Light requirement: | medium |
| CO2 fertilization: | not necessary |
| Water hardness: | 3-18 °dH |
| Temperature: | 4-30 °C |
| Propagation: | Cuttings |
| Further information: | The advantages of InVitro plants, Algae in the aquarium, part 1, Algae in the aquarium, part 2, Algae in the aquarium, part 3, Algae in the aquarium, part 4, The correct plant fertilizationin the aquarium |
- Item no: 5824
- EAN No.: 7426796196407
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