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Overview
This selection stays green regardless of light, which sounds like a loss until you need dependable, luminous green mass that never clashes. Its arching tops curl toward the light each morning, giving stands a combed, directional flow.
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Aquascaping use
It is the standard backdrop of Iwagumi and nature-style scapes, mounding softly behind stone without stealing attention. Mass it and trim it into rolling contours.
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Planting
Plant many thin stems close together and begin shaping early. It roots and resumes growth within days.
Flexible
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Light & CO₂
Medium light suffices since no color chase is involved; CO₂ mainly buys density and speed. It is the most forgiving Rotala.
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Substrate & fertilization
Standard column dosing keeps it lush; it tolerates leaner regimes than its colored siblings. Pale tips signal general hunger.
Feeding behavior: Water-column feeder. Nutrient demand: moderate.
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Growth, trimming & propagation
Shear repeatedly to build the classic dense pillow; it forgives even clumsy cuts. Replant tops or discard them, as the rooted base regrows regardless.
Topping and replanting
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Common problems
- !Needs regular cutting or it sprawls at the surface
- !Bottom growth thins under a heavy canopy
- !So vigorous it can crowd slower neighbors
