Proserpinaca Palustris and the Mermaid Weed Nobody Knows About
# Proserpinaca Palustris and the Mermaid Weed Nobody Knows About I spent three months trying to get this plant to turn properly red. Three months of tweaking lights, adjusting CO2,…
Barclaya Longifolia and the Red Crypt That Flowers Underwater
# Barclaya Longifolia: The Red Crypt That Flowers Underwater I bought my first Barclaya longifolia because the aquascaping forums wouldn’t shut up about underwater flowers. My daughter had been pestering…
Hygrophila Pinnatifida and the Brownish Red Plant That Grows on Hardscape
# Hygrophila Pinnatifida: The Brownish Red Plant That Grows on Hardscape I’ll admit, the first time someone told me about a plant that could grow both in substrate and attached…
Cryptocoryne Wendtii Red and the Low Tech Red That Doesn’t Need CO2
# Cryptocoryne Wendtii Red and the Low Tech Red That Doesn’t Need CO2 I spent six months trying to find a red plant that would actually stay red in my…
Ludwigia Repens and the Red Plant That Actually Stays Red Under Basic Lighting
# Ludwigia Repens and the Red Plant That Actually Stays Red Under Basic Lighting I spent three months troubleshooting why every red plant I tried turned green within a fortnight.…
Ludwigia Super Red and Whether the Tissue Culture Hype Is Worth the Price
I picked up my first Ludwigia Super Red because I was tired of explaining to my kids why our “red” plants kept turning green. They’d peer into the tank and…
Rotala Blood Red and the Stem Plant That Needs Everything Dialled in Perfectly
I bought my first pot of Rotala Blood Red because the photo on the website looked impossible. Deep crimson leaves that seemed to glow from within, like someone had backlit…
Echinodorus Red Flame and the Sword Plant That Gives You Red Without the Effort
# Echinodorus Red Flame and the Sword Plant That Gives You Red Without the Effort I picked up my first Echinodorus Red Flame because I was tired of watching red…
Rotala Rotundifolia and the Stem Plant That Goes From Green to Red Based on What You Feed It
# Rotala Rotundifolia: The Stem Plant That Goes From Green to Red Based on What You Feed It I’ve killed plenty of plants trying to get them red. Spent months…
Alternanthera Reineckii Mini and the Compact Red Plant That Belongs in Every Nano Tank
# Alternanthera Reineckii Mini and the Compact Red Plant That Belongs in Every Nano Tank I spent two years trying to get red plants to stay red in my nano…