Stem Plants
Rotala wallichii
Rotala wallichii
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH5–7
- Adult size40 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Origin
- South and Southeast Asia
- Size
- 20 – 40 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 5.0 – 7.0
- GH
- 1 – 8 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★★★★☆
- Light
- High
- CO2
- essential
- Fertilization
- High (iron and micronutrients)
- Growth
- fast
- Position
- background
- Propagation
- cuttings
Notes: Needle-like leaves that form rosy-red tufts. Very demanding: it wilts if there isn’t enough CO2 or iron. Spectacular in Dutch-style planted tanks.
