Description
Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini' is an exquisite relatively new dwarf variant of the well-known Alternanthera reineckii. This plant has a compact significantly slower growth habit, which makes it especially suitable for small tanks. By trimming appropriately you can create a nice, around 5 cm high carpet in purple-red to brownish red, or a compact bush in the fore- or middle ground. This plant needs lots of light and the addition of CO2.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Deeply red low-growing stem plant
One of the very few red foreground plants
Sets a strong colour accent
Synonyms
Alternanthera reineckii ''rosaefolia minor''
Complete Botanical Name
Alternanthéra reinéckii Briq.
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Alternanthera
Category
Foreground
Difficulty
medium
Growth
medium
Carbon Dioxide
need
pH Value
5-7
Temperature Tolerance
4-30℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-14 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Cuttings, Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
Aquascaping
well-branched, bushy, very colourful plant for accents
Height
5-30 cm
Width
5-10 cm
Colour
red brown, crimson, reddish
