- Colourful stem plant
- Wavy, delicate leaves
- Strong contrast against green plants
Long-known beautifully coloured stem plant from the south of India. It has undulate soft longish ovoid leaves.
Long-known beautifully coloured stem plant from the south of India. It has undulate soft longish ovoid leaves.
| Common names | Giant Red Rotala |
| Complete botanical name | Rotála macrándra Koehne |
| Family | Lythraceae |
| Genus | Rotala |
| Difficulty | medium |
| Usage | Accent (red), Background, Midground, Street (Dutch style) |
| Aquascaping | very colourful plant for accents |
| Growth | fast |
| pH value | 4 – 7 |
| Temperature tolerance | 18 – 30°C |
| Carbonate hardness | 0 – 12°dKH |
| General hardness | 0 – 30°dGH |
| Propagation | Cuttings |
| Can grow emersed? | yes |
| Source | Flowgrow |