The red root floater phyllanthus fluitans is known to originate from the amazon river in south america and would be a great choice if you want to introduce some plants into your aquarium.
Red root floater phyllanthus fluitans.
Red root floater phyllanthus fluitans new for 2019 originally from the amazon river basin.
Fluitans include red root floater and floating spurge schwimmende wolfsmilch 1 here we consider the record of its discovery in our region how the plant may have been introduced here and control measures undertaken so far.
Red root floater red root floater is a beautiful floating plant with light green leaves that can turn blood red when kept under high light.
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The leaves vary in colour depending on conditions from bright green to dark green.
Under high lighting its leaves can turn completely red.
The red roots hang downwards into the water.
Each order contains 6 red root floater each plant should contain 5 10 leaves see picture 4 for reference a special light for aquatic plants is required to grow water spangles indoor this is a freshwater floating plant no substrate required.
It s an easy to keep floating plant whose leaves slightly resemble small brussels sprouts.
Phyllanthus fluitans looks pretty similar to a floating fern of the genus salvinia however instead of two floating leaves it has just one on each node alternate leaves.
This floating plant produces small white flowers if it has access to good lighting low nitrogen.
What makes this plant unique and highly sought after are the blood red roots that it has compared to the usual brown roots of other floaters.
Red root floater phyllanthus fluitans is a green and red tinged plant that originates in south america.