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Ammannia crassicaulis

Thick-stemmed Nesaea

Ammannia crassicaulis

Thick-stemmed Nesaea

  • Also known as Nesaea crassicaulis
  • Nice reddish hues
  • Rather upright growth habit
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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.

Please be aware that the bunch/potted variation of this plant could contain snails and other invertebrates.

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.)

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Synonyms Nesaea crassicaulis (Guill. & Perr.) Koehne
Complete botanical name Ammánnia crassicáulis Guill. & Perr.
Family Lythraceae
Genus Ammannia
Difficulty difficult
Usage Accent (red), Background, Midground, Street (Dutch style)
Aquascaping very colourful plant for accents
Growth fast
pH value 5 - 7
Temperature tolerance 15 - 31°C
Carbonate hardness 0 - 9°dKH
General hardness 0 - 30°dGH
Propagation Cuttings
Can grow emersed? yes
Source Flowgrow
Synonyms
Nesaea crassicaulis (Guill. & Perr.) Koehne
Complete botanical name
Ammánnia crassicáulis Guill. & Perr.
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Ammannia
Difficulty
difficult
Usage
Accent (red), Background, Midground, Street (Dutch style)
Aquascaping
very colourful plant for accents
Growth
fast
pH value
5 - 7
Temperature tolerance
15 - 31°C
Carbonate hardness
0 - 9°dKH
General hardness
0 - 30°dGH
Propagation
Cuttings
Can grow emersed?
yes
Source
Flowgrow

General information

Item no.
135.0265.00
EAN
Weight 0,10 kg
Shipping weight 0,10 kg

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Gianfranco A.
Bit disappointed
8th April 2017
Ammannia crassicaulis - Pot
Ammannia crassicaulis - Pot

This Plant arrived in bad condition, cracked,naked stems, a lot of fallen or damaged leaves, i will see how these pieces and stumps of 4/5 cm almost bare i had to plant will do. (read more)

Ralf M.
Sehr empfehlenswert
21st March 2018
Ammannia crassicaulis - Pot
Ammannia crassicaulis - Pot

Erstklassige Pflanzen in Top Qualität mit großen und kräftigen Stängeln erhalten.! Innerhalb von zwei Wochen haben sie sich hervorragend entwickelt. (read more)