rotala rotundifolia 'Ceylon'
Entity overview
The entity profile links rotala rotundifolia 'Ceylon' to fast-growth stem plant and midground/background placement tags.
Classification data groups this plant under genus rotala, family Lythraceae, order Myrtales, and major group Angiosperms.
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Care data interpretation
Care metadata for this plant includes medium difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is marked as possible.
Check this next: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Available aquarium parameters show temperature 4–32 °C, pH 4.5–8, KH 0–21 °dKH, and CO2 10–40 mg/L.
For this profile: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Plant nutrition values include nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.1–3 mg/L, potassium 5–30 mg/L, and iron 0.05–0.2 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
Growth data includes height 20–80 cm and width 2–5 cm.
For propagation, the profile lists cuttings.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 4–32 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- stem
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 20–80 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 4.5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 mg/L
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.1–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–30 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.05–0.2 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- rotala
