Lagnendra meeboldii ' bleeding heart'

Lagenandra meeboldii ‘bleeding heart’ is endemic to India; the plant expedition team at ‘Sreepadma’ located this plant from Wayanad, Kerala in 2009 and propagated through Tissue Culture. This variant of Lagnendra meeboldii from Kerala is having an eye-catching purplish red leaves with prominent black script on the upper surface of the leaves resembles a ‘bleeding heart’

Eleocharis Vivipara

Forms a lush grass in the aquarium midground or background under very bright light, CO2 and adequate nutrients.

Bolbitis heteroclita 'difformis'

Bolbitis heteroclita "difformis" is a small, fine tripinate -leaved form of B. heteroclita, originating from the Philippines widely known as Mini Bolbitis. This fern grows very slowly under water and grows best when cultivated as a terrestrial plant.

This is more suitable to grow emerged in paludariums/terrariums/phytospheres etc & also suitable for moist & warm terrariums/ Vertical Gardens etc.

The best method to plant this is tying it on a piece of wood / rough stone /tree root with a dark cotton thread or fishing line to attach the plant until the roots holds the material & doesn’t appreciate being planted in the substrate in submersed condition & the rhizome should not buried in the substrate . Low light, low Co2 & very less nutrients are advised.

Pogostemon stellatus 'Octopus'

This needle leaf variety of P stellatus can be used as a background plant. Requires high light, CO2 and nutrient dosing.

Vallisneria ' mini twister'

This undemanding plant with twisted leaves can be grown under various conditions. Can be used in midground or background,

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Limnophila aromatica/ hippuroides -Purple

Very Bright light, CO2 and adequate nutrient dosing is required to bring out the intense red colour of this plant.

Lagenandra toxicaria -green

Undemanding plant but will do very well in nutrient rich substrate, bright light, CO2 and adequate nutrient dosing.

Amcella Repens

Easy to grow plant used in Dutch aquascapes. Under the right conditions the stems and leaves develop reddish tint. Picture is of emersed form.

Marsilea hirsuta

This plant can be grown under various conditions but bright light, CO2 injection and adequate nutrients dosing will make this plant grow dense and as a carpet.  The plant is grown under farm condition and delivered with leaves like a four-leaf clover. After a transitional period it develops different type of leaves, and grow low as a carpet with single leaves