Stem Plants
Ammannia gracilis
Ammannia gracilis
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Adult size60 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Origin
- West Africa
- Size
- 30 – 60 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 12 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Light
- High
- CO2
- recommended
- Fertilization
- High (iron)
- Growth
- medium
- Position
- background
- Propagation
- cuttings
Notes: Elongated, orange-red leaves. Stands out beautifully in the background of Dutch-style planted tanks.
