Alternanthera sessilis Var.Lilacin
Beetroot
- Scientific Name
- Alternanthera sessilis Var.Lilacin
- Origin
- America & Africa
- Temperature (°C)
- 20 - 25
- pH range
- 6.8 - 7.0
- Hardness (ppm)
- 80 - 150
- Light
- Strong
- Height
- 100 - 1000mm
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Notes
- Leaves are olive green on the upper surface sometimes red on both sides if kept in bright light. Requires good clean water for success. Produces tiny flowers on white bracts on leaf axes. Not a true aquatic plant.
- Propagation
- Vegetatively from cuttings
- Source
- FNZAS