Description
Ammannia crassicaulis from Africa is also known as Nesaea crassicaulis. This name is often misapplied to Ammannia gracilis in trade, and it still needs to be clarified if our plant is actually A. gracilis. It is is a beautiful and highly recommended aquarium plant, although it has high demands for light. It has red-brown, cognac-coloured leaves. Stems becomes 30-50 cm and 8-15 cm wide and develop a reddish coloration under water.
Grows best in soft and slightly acidic water. Make sure the lower leaves get sufficient light, otherwise they will die off. Easy to propagate by side shoots or cuttings, which can be cut off and planted in the bottom.
The up to 50 cm high bog plant Ammannia crassicaulis, known in the hobby as Nesaea crassicaulis, is distributed in swamps, rice paddies and rivulets of the African and Madagascan tropics. It is often confused with Ammannia gracilis, which indeed looks very similar, however, in the aquarium it has less intensively red hues, but is rather of a yellowish green to pale red. Most plants in trade that are sold under the name N. crassicaulis really are Ammannia gracilis. (It is possible that even the photo of this database entry shows A. gracilis. )
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Also known as Nesaea crassicaulis
Nice reddish hues
Rather upright growth habit
Synonyms
Nesaea crassicaulis (Guill. & Perr.) Koehne
Complete Botanical Name
Ammánnia crassicáulis Guill. & Perr.
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Ammannia
Category
Background
Difficulty
difficult
Growth
fast
pH Value
5-7
Temperature Tolerance
15-31℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-9 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Cuttings
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
Aquascaping
very colourful plant for accents
