Anubias Afzelii in jar - Aquaflora

TheAnubias Afzelii is a sturdy marsh plan coming from northern western Africa, more precisely from Senegal to Zaire, passing to Guinea, Congo, Sierra Leone and Mali.
TheAnubias AFZELII is a species belonging to gender Anubias Aroid or those Anubias Which during the flowering period generate heat. It has rough and thick, oblong-shaped leaves - lanceolata or oblong - elliptical, leaves, the dimensions vary from 13 cm to 35 cm in length and from 3 cm to 13 cm in width, the tip of the leaves is Pointed as well as the base, the stem of the leaves comes to measure about 20 cm, while the entire plant reaches 55 cm high and 15 cm wide (the earth version can also exceed the height meter).
The large vertical leaves of bright green color make it pretty, graceful, to be inserted in any aquarium but is above all a plan to try turbulent cichlids and discus, being very robust and with a very pleasant flavor if ingested, excellent also for Nursery because ideal during egg deposition. The creeping rhizome in nature reaches a meter in length and about 5 cm in diameter, in the aquarium instead comes to measure from 5 cm to 7 cm, the important thing is not to underround it, otherwise it rotates.
Growth without lighting is slow, while in full light it grows faster, it does not need CO2 but good rule is fertilizing iron-based and traces of potassium, however it is a long-lasting plant, almost indestructible, wonderfully versatile.
The inflorescence is formed by a spreader of about 5-10 cm that comes out of the spade that is relatively small, this particular distinguishes it from others Anubias Which have the spades (the flower) smaller.
The upper part of the plant is covered with male flowers while the lower part of the spades is covered with female flowers that are reduced to the ovary and stigma. The ideal location varies from central to the bottom of a bathtub, depends on the size of the plant.