Hygrophila Pinnatifida originates from India and is a relative newcomer to the planted aquarium market, making it a rather exciting and unusual. It obtains brown, patched leaves on the surface with a distinctive burgundy colour underneath. It creates horizontal side shoots and the top shoots should be pinched out in order to maintain compact and attractive growth. The horizontal side shoots easily attach to both wood and rocks. Growth is moderate, stems 15-40 cm tall and 10-20 cm wide, and the colour is attractive when planted in small groups with a plain background. Intense lighting ensures compact growth due to the plant’s slow to medium growth rate.
| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Genus | Hygrophila |
| Difficulty | medium |
| Usage | Epiphyte (growing on hardscape), Semi-emersed plant for open tanks, Midground, Foreground, group |
| Height | 5 – 40cm |
| Width | 10 – 30cm |
| Growth | medium |
| pH value | 5 – 8 |
| Temperature tolerance | 18 – 28°C |
| Carbonate hardness | 2 – 12°dKH |
| General hardness | 0 – 30°dGH |
| Propagation | Runners, Proliferating leaves, Cuttings, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants |
| Can grow emersed? | yes |
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