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Pink Ammannia
Ammannia gracilis
Family: Lythraceae
📍 West Africa
Beautiful stem plant with coppery-pink to deep red leaves under strong light. Relatively easy to grow compared to other red stem plants. An excellent alternative to Alternanthera for reliable red colour.
Keeping this species
- CO2
- recommended
- lighting
- medium–high
- maxHeight
- 30–40 cm
- placement
- midground/background
- substrate
- nutrient-rich
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.0
- hardness
- 2–10 dGH
- temperature
- 72–82°F (22–28°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
72°F — 79°F seasonal range · (Jan low, May high)
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