Description
Aponogeton boivinianus is a magnificent solitary plant for large aquariums. This submerged plant is native to rivers in Madagascar and is often sold as a tuber that will sprout in the aquarium. The broadly strap-shaped, somewhat leathery leaves get about 80 cm long and 8 cm wide under favourable conditions. They are strongly bullate, dark green and transparent. Young, newly appearing leaves are light green or brownish.
The tubers sold by us can be leafless or also more or less sprouted, with some leaves.
Aponogeton boivinianus is content with moderate lighting and grows well in medium hard, slightly alkaline water, with optimum temperatures at about 22-26℃. A. boivinianus occasionally takes a dormant phase. When its growth recedes, lowering the temperature and dimming the light for about 3-4 months is recommended.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Big specimen plant
Bullose leaf structure
Dark green, transparent leaves
Not demanding
Complete Botanical Name
Aponogéton boiviniánus Baill. ex Jum.
Family
Aponogetonaceae
Genus
Aponogeton
Category
Background
Difficulty
easy
Growth
fast
pH Value
6-8
Temperature Tolerance
16-33℃
Carbonate Hardness
7-21 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Seeds, Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
no
Texture
großblättrig, langblättrig
Height
30-80 cm
Width
30-50 cm
Colour
medium green, dark green
