Hygrophila Corymbosa 'Angustifolia' in Jar - Aquaflora

Cultivar of a perennial herbaceous plant of the Acanthaceae family; The original shape comes from Southeast Asia: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Sumatra Island, Java Island, Borneo Island; It is intensely cultivated for the world aquariary market.

The term cultivar indicates a natural botanical variety cultivated specifically to maintain a set of specific characters, height, shape and coloring of the leaves; Often, in aquarism, this selective cultivation takes place by cloning of the mother plant ie by cutting, for margotta or for micro propagation.

Very resistant and very decorative plant that develops well both submerged and partially emerged; Due to its development, both in height and in width, it is suitable for settlement in the background, planted in thick groups.

This cultivar is presented with a long caule, of woody consistency, segmented, with pretty long interstants and rather enlarged knots compared to the rest of the caule; On each node two leaves are inserted, supported by a short petiole; The leaves of each knot, from the lanceolate, long and narrow shape are rotated 90 ° with respect to those of adjacent nodes (opposite and decussed leaves); The leaf foil is slightly rippled; The leaf leaves margin emerged is slightly serrated while that of the submerged leaves is smooth or slightly undulating; The central rib and the secondary ones, arranged diagonally, are well obvious.

The Caule is a reddish or brown color, with the youngest of green color; The top sheet of the emerged leaf is a dark gray-green color while the submerged leaf is of a bright green, very intense green, the lower foil is a gray-silver or gray-green color; The younger buds are of a rosed color.

This cultivar stands out, from the original shape, for the shape and size of the leaf which is much narrower and long, reaching a length of 200 mm and a width of 10 mm.

The Hygrophila Corymbosa 'Angustifolia' reproduces by cutting or micro propagation; On the axillary cables of the immersed leaves, side advenuity jets are born that can be severed to form new seedlings or left on the mother plant to tuck it.

Plant from very lively growth, also cultivated completely submerged; To keep it in optimal conditions, without leaking leaves from the lower part of the drum, it requires a hearty fertilization, carried out both using a special fertilized gravel in the system, and inserting the appropriate tablets, based on iron Chelate bivalent in combination with the manganese, directly in the backdrop, especially around the root; An abundant administration of CO2 is also required, carried out by a special carbon dioxide speaker.

It is also very demanding regarding the lighting that must be high intensity.

It is not very demanding regarding the other chemical values of the water which should be tender and slightly acidic but tolerates a hard and slightly alkaline water well.