Rotala rotundifolia 'Orange Juice'
Entity overview
Rotala rotundifolia 'Orange Juice' appears in the Plant Library as fast-growth stem plant assigned to midground/background placement.
Taxonomy in the profile links it to genus rotala, family Lythraceae, order Myrtales, and major group Angiosperms.
The alias field adds Rotala 'Orange Juice' and Rotala rotundifolia Orange Juice.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Growth and use data
For aquarium placement decisions, growth data includes height 20–50 cm and width 2–5 cm.
Propagation context is limited to cuttings.
The color field includes orange and red.
Use-case tagging adds accent.
Care data interpretation
The profile gives care context through medium difficulty, high light demand, and recommended CO2.
Emersed growth is included as a possible growth mode.
Check this next: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
The water summary uses temperature 22–28 °C, pH 5–8, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 20–30 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 0.01–0.5 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Light
- High
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- stem
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 20–50 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 20–30 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)
- 0.01–0.5 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- rotala
