Aponogeton boivinianus bulb - Tropica

The Aponogeton boivinianus is a large and robust plant, suitable only for large aquariums.

It is a bulb plant native to Madagascar, whose bulb can be covered by the lower layer, provided the tip of the sprout is on the surface of the soil. In favorable conditions it can form very large leaves (up to 80 cm long and 8 cm wide, and from 30 to 50 cm wide). The oldest leaves are of intense dark green colour, while the younger ones are of light green colour and sometimes brown until their complete development. Nutritional capsules greatly increase growth.

In nature, the Aponogeton boivinianus is located in fast flowing waters and prefers a little flow in the aquarium water. It needs a period of quiescence in which the bulb loses all the leaves, then the growth resumes.