Tropica 049B Tissue Culture - Utricularia graminifolia

Tropica 049B Tissue Culture - Utricularia graminifolia

Tropica 049B Tissue Culture - Utricularia graminifolia is a live aquatic aquarium plant that forms a grassy, lawn-like mat, which makes it an ideal foreground plant. It suits aquascapers in South Africa who want a fresh green carpet at the front of the tank and are ready to give a slightly more demanding plant the right conditions.

Key Benefits

• Fresh green, grass-like leaves that spread into a carpet resembling a lawn, 2-8 cm (0.8-3") tall.
• An ideal foreground plant for covering open substrate.
• Medium growth rate, with medium light and medium CO2 demands.
• An unusual talking point: it belongs to the bladderwort family, whose members are insect-eating plants with bladder traps.

About This Plant

Utricularia graminifolia comes from Asia and belongs to the bladderwort family. All plants in this family are insect-eating, perennial water and marsh plants. In nature, this plant lives in nutrient-poor places, which is why it catches and digests small insects. Bladder traps are the unique feature of the family, and Utricularia graminifolia forms them after a short period in the aquarium. The species name means "with grass like leaves". Given some time, the fresh green leaves knit together into a pretty mat. Although it is an ideal foreground plant, it is rather demanding.

Suitable For

• Foreground planting and carpeting in freshwater aquascapes.
• Hobbyists who want a lawn effect and can provide medium light and medium CO2.

Specifications

• Growth form: carpeting
• Origin: Asia
• Growth rate: medium
• Height: 3 - 10+
• Light demand: medium
• CO2: medium

What's Included

• 1 x Tropica 049B Tissue Culture - Utricularia graminifolia (live aquatic aquarium plant)

Frequently Asked Questions

Where in the aquarium should I use Utricularia graminifolia?
It is an ideal foreground plant. Its grass-like leaves form a mat that looks like a lawn, 2-8 cm (0.8-3") tall.

Is this plant easy to grow?
It is described as rather demanding. It needs medium light and medium CO2, and it has a medium growth rate.

Is Utricularia graminifolia an insect-eating plant?
Yes. It belongs to the bladderwort family, whose members are insect-eating plants. In nature it grows in nutrient-poor places and catches small insects. It forms its bladder traps after a short period in the aquarium.

Where does it come from, and what does the name mean?
It comes from Asia. The species name means "with grass like leaves".

Is this a real, live plant?
Yes. This is a live aquatic aquarium plant.

Does it need CO2?
Its CO2 demand is listed as medium, alongside a medium light demand.

When can I expect delivery?

• Gauteng (Jhb/Pta) - 1-3 working days
• Nationwide (Cpt/Dbn+) - 2-5 working days
• Outlying Areas - 3-7 working days

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