Periya Rotala
Rotala rotundifolia "Periya"
Periya Rotala
- Novelty from southwestern India
- Especially small, narrow leaves
- Light colour tones
- Bushy, arching growth
- No high demands
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Description
Rotala rotundifolia "Periya" is an especially delicate, still little known Rotala. It has apparently the smallest, narrowest submerged leaves of all previously introduced Rotala rotundifolia forms, with a length of about 16 mm and a with of 1,5 mm. Also the internodes (distances between the stem nodes) are quite short. This plant was found few years ago near the town Periya in the Indian state Kerala, Wayanad district. It resembles the plant that came onto the market as Rotala sp. "Wayanad".
Similar to Rotala rotundifolia 'Green' and 'H'Ra', the stems grow arching to horizontal, causing a very bushy appearance of the plant. The stems are reddish and the leaves light green with pale pink underside. Intense lighting promotes reddish coloration, but light green tones are predominant.
As well as other Rotala rotundifolia forms, "Periya" is a quite easy aquarium plant, however it looks best with good lighting and regular CO2 and nutrient supply. Apparently it grows not as fast as e.g. the customary "standard form" of R. rotundifolia. The arching to horizontal growth is typical of this stem plant; trimming and replanting of too long shoots maintain its bushy look.
With its fine, dense foliage and bushy growth, this new Rotala rotundifolia form from India is an enrichment for the aquascaping. It looks best as a bush in the midground, providing a contrastful light-coloured accent.
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Absolutely gorgeous small leaved rotala rotundifolia. The leaves is almost half the size of normal rotundifolia. Also very light and delicate looking. (read more)
Thanks to its dense, fine-leaved growth, ideal as a background plant to create depth.
Even grows well without added CO2. In my tank it definitely gets strong light, though.
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wunderschön dichte, grazile Pflanze
durch ihren dichten, feingliedrigen Wuchs ideal als Hintergrund Bepflanzung um Tiefenwirkung zu erzeugen.
Wächst sogar ohne CO2 Zugabe gut. Hat bei mir allerdings in jedem Fall starkes Licht.
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