Anubias heterophylla

Scientific name: Anubias Heterophylla

Common name: Varigated spear leaves, Congo launch blade

Family: Araceae

Habitat Originary: Africa

Habitat aquarium: temperature ranges from 22°C to 28°C, the PH preferably between 5 and 8, water hardness from 6 to 14 GH, medium-high lighting, substrate rich in organic nutrients, CO2 from 0 to 10 per ml. It needs to be fertilized often with iron based supplements.

Plant characterized by leaves of different shapes on the same stem, which can be oval, lancellate, elliptical, smooth, wrinkled for this reason is given the name of Heterophylla that is different leaves.

The growth is slow but lasting, sprouts a leaf every 3 weeks, the height can reach from 40 cm to 60 cm, the width between 25 cm and 27 cm.

It adapts to both submerged and emerging cultivation, it is easy to grow, therefore suitable also to the less experienced.

Reproduction: It reproduces through Rizoma, develops new plants independently even under unfavorable conditions.