Plant Id Please

[DaveW]

Please can you ID this plant for me.

Many thanks.

 

[pseud]

Rotala rotundifolia. Likes medium lighting. Turns pinkish under highlight, or when the stem grows so tall the top is close to the light.

 

[DaveW]

Cheers Pseud.

 

[pseud]

NP. It looks real nice planted in a large group!

 

[DaveW]

I must admit it's a lovely plant. The only thing is that it get so high, then curves over. You can see it in the picture. Mind you, I only have about a dozon stems, if there where more they might grow more upright?

 

[pseud]

How close is it to the top of your tank before it starts to curve?

 

[DaveW]

It seems to be about 7-8 inches from the surface. I'm not 100% sure I will keep it. I'm looking for a plants like polysperma but with a yellow'ish colour and smaller leafs. I still want the upright'ish habit of the polysperma

 

[Discomafia]

Since you only have a dozen stems, why not cut the part that curves over and plant it in the substrate? This is how you're supposed to propagate this plant, and it looks better in a bigger bunch anyways. It grows really fast, and thus, is a good plant to have if you want to keep algae at a minimum when first starting out...