Cuphea anagalloidea

Cuphea anagalloidea

  • Intensely light red in colour
  • Relatively small leaves
  • Strictly upright growth habit
  • Rarely found in trade
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Description

Introduced as Rotala sp. "Araguaia", this quite small stem plant from Brazil turned out as the first Cuphea species in the aquarium hobby. Under intense lighting the upper sides of the leaves develop a bright red to orange red coloration while the stem remains green.

Much light, good CO2 and nutrient supply and rather soft water are recommendable.

This plant grows strictly vertical. Best placed as group in the midground, it makes a nice colour accent.

This plant was brought into the hobby as Rotala sp. "Araguaia". Only recently (2010), after it was brought to bloom, Cavan Allen was able to identfiy the true species of this alleged Rotala species by comparing it with samples from the Smithsonian Herbarium (Washington, D.C.). The genus Cuphea holds around 260 species and is distributed in the American tropics and subtropics. Like Rotala, it belongs to the family of Lythraceae. Most species are terrestrial semi-shrubs, like the cigar plant (Cuphea ignea), which has long been in cultivation as an ornamental plant, and false heather (C. hyssopifolia). There are only a few aquatic Cuphea species, and C. anagalloidea is the first plant of the genus that is cultivated in aquaria. This species is endemic in Brazil, where it is distributed in the north, east, and south-east (Pará, Tocantins, Bahia, Goiás, Minas Gerais). (read more)

Misapplied names Rotala sp. 'Araguaia', Bacopa sp. 'Red'
Complete botanical name Cuphea anagalloidea A.St.-Hil.
Family Lythraceae
Genus Cuphea
Difficulty difficult
Colour red
Usage Accent (red), Midground, Nano tanks, Street (Dutch style), Foreground, group
Aquascaping very colourful plant for accents
Growth medium
pH value 4 - 7
Temperature tolerance 20 - 26°C
Carbonate hardness 0 - 7°dKH
General hardness 0 - 30°dGH
Propagation Cuttings
Can grow emersed? yes
Source Flowgrow
Misapplied names
Rotala sp. 'Araguaia', Bacopa sp. 'Red'
Complete botanical name
Cuphea anagalloidea A.St.-Hil.
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Cuphea
Difficulty
difficult
Colour
red
Usage
Accent (red), Midground, Nano tanks, Street (Dutch style), Foreground, group
Aquascaping
very colourful plant for accents
Growth
medium
pH value
4 - 7
Temperature tolerance
20 - 26°C
Carbonate hardness
0 - 7°dKH
General hardness
0 - 30°dGH
Propagation
Cuttings
Can grow emersed?
yes
Source
Flowgrow

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Jusal Q.
Huge cup!
18th June 2020
Cuphea anagalloidea - in Vitro XL
Cuphea anagalloidea - in Vitro XL

The amount of plants I got was 2X more than in the photo! They are now growing well and have started turning red. Highly recommended.

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