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INFO A very striking and unusual plant is Aponogeton madagascariensis. As its name suggests, it comes from the island of Madagascar in the Indian ...

The popular Echinodorus 'Ocelot' has been in stores for quite some time. It has very obvious spot markings that are somewhat evocative of an ocelo...

APONOGETON LONGIPLUMULOSUS Growth height - 60 cm Origin country Madagaskar Usage Gesellschaftsaquarium Type Knollenpflanze Family Aponogetonac...

Info 'Harbich Red' stays much smaller than the original form of E. cordifolius. Emersed leaves are round with hairs on the leaf blades; submersed...

INFO Rotala species are very popular and often colorful stem plants for the mid- to background in the aquarium. Also pure green species like the n...

A very narrow-leaved Ludwigia species looking very much like Ludwigia brevipes and also Didiplis diandra. It needs relatively much light to develo...

Cryptocoryne Crispatula Aquarium plant from tissue culture in closed cup. Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae is from the limestone mount...

HETERANTHERA ZOSTERIFOLIA Heteranthera zosterifolia from South America is an extremely beautiful plant, which forms a lot of side shoots and thus ...

Eleocharis montevidensis This American Eleocharis is in a fresh grass green colour and grows to be 20-40cm high. It is basic and low maintenance...

CRINUM CALAMISTRATUM Crinum calamistratum from West Africa is a very graceful bulbous plant with dark-green, very narrow leaves. The curly leav...

The Indian Pogostemon deccanensis (formerly known as Pogostemon erectus) forms compact groups of bright green, conifer-like stems, 15-40 cm tall an...

A beautiful fine-leaved relatively large stem plant from the Asian tropics. When cultivated under water, the star plant has very narrow leaves grow...

Complete botanical name Hygróphila balsámica (L. f.) Raf. Family Acanthaceae Genus Hygrophila Difficulty easy Usage Midground Aquasca...

The Sumatra fern has much daintier leaves than Ceratopteris cornuta. This species is found in many tropical regions. It usually grows in muddy, sha...

Rotala sp. "Nanjenshan" is a fine-leaved plant with a very bushy growth habit. It comes from Taiwan, where it has only been found in one single loc...

'Golden' is a splendid selection of Ammannia pedicellata that stands out by its very bright, greenish yellow to golden underwater foliage, contrast...

Complete botanical name Lysimáchia nummulária L. Family Primulaceae Genus Lysimachia Difficulty easy Usage Background, Midground ...

Limnophila sessiliflora is a robust, highly adaptable plant able to cope with a wide range of environmental conditions (pH 5.5-8, temperature 22-28...

Ludwigia glandulosa is a real eye-catcher in the aquarium midground as a free-standing, solitary group of shoots of different lengths up to about 2...

This Hygrophila from Thailand develops under water light green and densely set, lanceolate leaves. The shoots are 15-40+ cm tall and 10-15 cm wide....

A fine-leaved, relatively small, reddish to pink rather demanding stem plant. It is most decorative when planted in a group of many stems. It is al...

A relatively new variant of the long-known Bacopa monnieri. It grows more compactly and branches more readily than standard B. monnieri, and under ...