Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red'
Entity overview
The profile associates Rotala rotundifolia 'Blood Red' with medium-growth stem plant and midground/background placement tags.
Taxonomy data places it in genus rotala, family Lythraceae, order Myrtales, and major group Angiosperms.
Searchable alternate naming includes Rotala 'Blood Red' and Rotala rotundifolia Blood Red.
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Care data interpretation
Care metadata for this plant includes easy difficulty, medium light demand, and recommended CO2.
The plant profile allows for emersed growth.
For this profile: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Available water ranges include temperature 18–30 °C, pH 4.5–8, KH 0–14 °dKH, and CO2 10–40 mg/L.
Aquarium tool: Estimate CO2 balance.
Nutrient range context
Nutrient ranges 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.
Use with this data: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
Growth data includes height 5–30 cm and width 2–5 cm.
Propagation data lists cuttings.
Color metadata adds red.
Available usage metadata shows accent.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 18–30 °C
- Placement
- midground and background
- Growth type
- stem
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
- Approx. height
- 5–30 cm
Water parameters
- pH
- 4.5–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–14 °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)
- 0.01–0.5 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- rotala
