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Name: Bacopa lanigera |
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Gravel | Light |
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Origin: Brazil |
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Difficult |
Rich |
High |
A beautiful marsh plant, adaptable to aquatic environment. This species belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family, is larger than the others of its genus, and it also differs by the presence of countless little "hairs" on the thick stems and branches, forming its peculiar fluff. The leaves, almost round, are born in pairs at the knots and they are directly linked to them without the petiole (the "cable" that ties the blade - the leaf, properly - to the stem). In its immersed form, the stems and leaves are light-green, and may shoot roots from the knots, close to the leaves. It should be planted in the back part of the aquarium in small bundles of 5 or 6 stems, offering a beautiful aquascaping effect. It needs a lot of light to stay healthy. The water should have temperature around 26ºC, and be slightly acid (pH 6,5). It reproduces by cuttings. However, it is of difficult rootage: it is necessary to fasten the new sprouts well in the gravel, and to have plenty of patience with them. In its emmersed form, the leaves have the same format and size, being slightly darker green, and the stems usually tend to red. It produces beautiful flowers with five bluish petals when it receives sunlight frequently.
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