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Plant Profile Common Name: Anubias Barteri 'Wrinkle Leaf' If smooth, pristine foliage feels a little too routine for your aquascape, Anubias Barter...

Common Name: Hadi Red Pearl Sword Echinodorus Hadi Red Pearl Variegated is a rare type of Amazon Sword which green leaves with white and red markin...

Common Name: Water Sprite, Lace Leaf Water Sprite also known as Indian Fern, is an easy aquatic plant that can be commonly found floating in lakes ...

Common Name: Rotala red cross Rotala Red Cross is a new, rare plant in the hobby that makes a delicate and dramatic back or mid-ground accent. This...

Common Name: Rotala Coin Leaf This Rotala species comes from India, where it grows in dimly lit freshwater. It features rounded leaves with a green...

Common Name: Horemanii Red Sword Echinodorus Horemanii Red is a spectacular variety of sword plant that can add some beautiful colors to your aquar...

Hygrophila Angustifolia Rubra is a great aquatic plant choice for beginners. This aquatic plant features narrow leaves that grow closely together w...

Common Name: AR Rosaefolia, Alternanthera Rosaefolia Alternanthera Rosaefolia is a variant of Alternanthera Reineckii that is sometimes referenced ...

Common Name: Red Flame Sword Red Flame Sword is a great plant for a quick and easy way to add some color to your aquarium. This plant is easy to ke...

Common Name: Downoi Pogostemon Helferi 'Downoi' Downoi is a low growing aquatic plant originating from Thailand that has become popular in the past...

Common Name: Echinodorus Chocolate Marble Echinodorus Chocolate Marble is a newer Echinodorus species with little information known about the aquar...

Common Name: Homalomena Sekadau South Homalomena Sekadau is a flowering plant belonging to the same family as Bucephalandra. It's considered a rare...

Common Name: Java Fern Kiat A cross between Bolbitis Heteroclita and Java Fern Microsorum Pteropus The Java Fern grows all across tropical and subt...

Common Name: Blyxa Japonica Blyxa Japonica is a popular aquarium plant, made famous by the renowned aquascaper Takashi Amano.  Amano frequently use...

Common name: Hygrophila Pinnatifida 'UK' This variant of Hygrophila Pinnatifida originates from the Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka, India—hen...

Common Name: Diamond Ludwigia Diamond Ludwigia is a less common Ludwigia variation with very unique coloration. In ideal conditions these plants’ ...

Common Name: Straight Vals Straight Vals are unique types of vals characterized by the straight vertical leaves. They act as the perfect background...

Mayaca Sellowiniana Not much is known of this finely-structured, decorative, South American plant. It is frequently misidentified as Rotala sp. Na...

 Ludwigia Inclinata sp Crystal The name “Ludwigia Inclinata” covers a wide range of plants, all with wide, submerged leaves. These vary in color by...

Common Name: Tonina Fluviatilis Tonina Fluviatilis is a beautiful aquarium stem plant that works exceptionally well for decorative pops of charact...

Plant Profile Common Name: Homalomena Broad Sekadau South Homalomena sp. ‘Broad Sekadau South’ is a rare, low-tech aquarium plant belonging to the ...

Common Name: Pogostemon Erectus Pogostemon Erectus is a unique looking stem plant with pointy thin leaves growing from the center stem. This is a g...

Common Name: Crypt. Walkeri Tissue culture plants are grown in vitro from a state of the art laboratory specialized in propagating aquatic plants. ...

Common Name: Horemanii Red Sword Echinodorus Horemanii Red is a spectacular variety of sword plant that can add some beautiful colors to your aquar...