Vallisneria americana .. gigantea - Family ... Hydrocharitaceae

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Vallisneria americana gigantea - the current and therefore correct name is Vallisneria americana var. americana Michaux - is a vigorous but also space-requiring plant. Several varieties are sold in the shops but most of them are cultural forms with more or less variation in leaf morphology. Most forms can produce leaves of up to two metres in length and even in rather deep tanks these will reach the surface where they are effective competitors for light. The leaves may be cut down but this, of course, reduces the plant growth and also it does not look very nice, and it consequently performs best in large show aquaria. Vallisneria americana gigantea shows optimum growth in hard waters with moderate to intense flow. The root system of Vallisneria americana gigantea can reach very high densities and a substrate of at least 10 cm is therefore recommended.

Part of the world .. North America . Asia . Oceania
Temperature .. 18-28ºC
pH tolerance .. neutral-basic

• Hardness tolerance .. hard
• Easiness .. easy
• Height .. 50-200cm . Width .. 15-25cm . Light .. average-high
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