Rotala sp. "Long Leaf"
- Also known as Rotala wallichii "Long Leaf"
- Magnificent, fine-leaved stem plant
- Resembling Rotala sp. "Nanjenshan", but more reddish
- Rare in trade
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Description
This finely leaved Rotala is mostly sold as Rotala wallichii "Long Leaf". However it resembles Rotala sp. "Nanjenshan" and possibly does not belong to the species Rotala wallichii. This plant is probably from tropical Asia. In its submerged form, it differs from R. sp. "Nanjenshan" by darker, more reddish coloration and upright growth. The shoots are up to about 5 cm wide. The submerged leaves are linear, to 1 mm wide and ca. 1,5-3 cm long, slightly tapering towards the tip. They are arranged in whorls of mostly 5 or 6. The upper side is light or medium green to yellowish or brown-red, the underside is pink. The stem is green and about 1,5 mm thick. The emersed plants have coarser, broader, light green leaves.
As well as Rotala wallichii, "Long Leaf" prefers rather soft water, good lighting, CO2 supply and regular, complete fertilization with macro and micro nutrients. Strong lighting provides the best reddish coloration of the foliage. Under good conditions, the growth is quite fast. As other stem plants, this Rotala is easily propagated by cuttings.
Rotala sp. "Long Leaf" looks most beautiful as a larger group in the midground to background of not too small aquariums. This plant adds a further nuance to the variety of texture and colour of the fine-leaved Rotalas.
This Rotala appeared in the trade in Europe in about 2010 or 2011 at the latest. A Dutch mail-order retailer calls it Rotala wallichii / long leaf. It is apparently identical to a plant that is passed on in Germany as Rotala cf. occultiflora. In a comparative cultivation in an aquarium at the company Aquasabi (early 2013) it could not be distinguished from the plant designated R. cf. occultiflora.
Online shops state that the plant comes from Southeast Asia. We have no more precise information about its original origin. It is also not clear whether the plant has definitely been identified as Rotala wallichii. It is much more similar to Rotala sp. "Nanjenshan" than to the conventional R. wallichii. As long as its species identity has not been clarified, it is not counted here as R. wallichii, but is marked with "sp. (read more)
| Synonyms | Rotala wallichii ''Long Leaf'', Rotala sp., Rotala cf. occultiflora |
| Family | Lythraceae |
| Genus | Rotala |
| Difficulty | medium |
| Texture | finely pinnate |
| Usage | Background, Midground, Street (Dutch style) |
| Aquascaping | fine-leaved |
| Height | 20 - 60cm |
| Width | 3 - 4cm |
| Growth | fast |
| Propagation | Cuttings |
| Can grow emersed? | yes |
| Source | Flowgrow |
| Synonyms |
| Rotala wallichii ''Long Leaf'', Rotala sp., Rotala cf. occultiflora |
| Family |
| Lythraceae |
| Genus |
| Rotala |
| Difficulty |
| medium |
| Texture |
| finely pinnate |
| Usage |
| Background, Midground, Street (Dutch style) |
| Aquascaping |
| fine-leaved |
| Height |
| 20 - 60cm |
| Width |
| 3 - 4cm |
| Growth |
| fast |
| Propagation |
| Cuttings |
| Can grow emersed? |
| yes |
| Source |
| Flowgrow |
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| EAN | |
| Weight | 0,11 kg |
| Shipping weight | 0,10 kg |
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Very beautiful plant, really satisfied. Highly recommend.
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Absolut empfehlenswert!
Sehr schöne Pflanze, bin wirklich zufrieden. Kann ich nur weiterempfehlen.
Good plants that grow very nicely. They fit into any well-planted aquarium.
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Wunderschöne Pflanze.
Gute und sehr schön wachsende Pflanzen. Passen in jedes gut bepflanzte Aquarium.
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