Natuscape Rotala Rotundifolia

Rotala Rotundifolia – Multicoloured plant

A stem plant with a delicate, symmetrical habit and thin, flexible shoots. It usually grows up to 20–40 cm tall, forming dense, compact clumps with a subtle appearance.

Construction and appearance

The stems are round in cross-section, straight and smooth, and may turn slightly red in strong light. The leaves grow opposite each other in pairs, are 2–3 cm long and up to 0.5 cm wide.

Their shape is elliptical or oval, and their colour varies from light green to pinkish or reddish, depending on conditions.

Growth and foliage

Rotala rotundifolia produces numerous shoots side shoots, which thicken the clump and give it a lush appearance. The shoots usually no grow above the surface of the water, but they spread just below its surface, creating an impressive, slightly wavy carpet.

Rotala rotundifolia is a versatile stem plant recommended for freshwater aquariums — both decorative and plant-based, such as nature or aquascape.

It works well in the middle and rear parts of the tank, where it creates a dense, lively background and gives the arrangement a lightness.

Perfect for creating contrast with plants with darker leaves and for building natural Asian-style compositions. Thanks to its ease of shaping and rapid growth, it is also a great choice for beginner aquarists.

Origin: Asia

Difficulty Level: Easy

Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid

Colour: from orange to pink with shades of green

Planting Plan: Back of the Aquarium

Minimum and Maximum Sizes: 3 cm – 60 cm

To ensure optimal plant growth, adequate lighting and fertilization of both the water column and the substrate are necessary.

❗ The nature of light has a key influence on the appearance of plants! ❗

• In intense light and nutrient-rich soil, the plant grows quite quickly, with the upper parts of the plant turning orange to red in colour.
• In a2>poor light and nutrient deficiency it grows more slowly, the whole plant turns green, and very short leaves form.

To further improve the condition of the plant, we recommend adding additional CO₂ to the water column. Its use significantly improves growth rate and density.

General light requirements: Low / Medium

Recommended lighting power according to the technology used:

~ 0.5 W/L (T8/T5 fluorescent lamps)

0.4 W/L – 0.2 W/L (LED light)

~ 25 Lm/L (LED diodes)

Water reaction: pH 5.5 – 7

Water hardness (GH) : 1 – 15

Temperature: 19 – 28 C

It is recommended to plant plants in groups among green-leaved species.
It is best to place several plants in the substrate at a distance of 1–2 cm from each other so that light reaches the lower leaves. Otherwise, after 3–4 weeks, the lower leaves will fall off, being covered by another seedling.

Once we have fairly large cuttings, we can cut them anywhere and then plant the lower and upper parts to obtain a larger number of cuttings.

The plants offered in our shop come exclusively from our own breeding aquariums, and not from mass greenhouse plantations.

This allows them to acclimatise to their new tank much more quickly and easily, as they have been developing in an aquatic environment from the outset, rather than in terrestrial conditions.

Plants from farms differ in appearance and often require a long time to adapt to the aquarium. to adapt to the aquarium, while when our specimens almost from a18> once accepted themselves.

When you buy from us, you can be sure that you are getting healthy seedlings that will continue to grow without any problems.

Quantity sold: Single seedling, size 3–15 cm.

The portion sold may or may not have a root system.

The cutting may have a root system, but this is not always the case. The plant is easy to grow – under the right conditions, it will quickly develop roots and grow properly.

The plants we send you are issued with plant passports, also known as plant health certificates.

I declare, that in accordance with Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2016/2031 of October 26, 2016, on measures for the protection against plant pests a13> plant pests, amending Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) No.

No. 1143/2014 and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2006/91/EC, and 2007/33/EC, each commercial unit is accompanied by a plant passport.