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Hygrophila lancea
Hygrophila lancea
Family: Acanthaceae
📍 South America (Brazil, Bolivia)
The base species of the popular lancea group. A delicate, fine-stemmed plant with small, narrow lance-shaped leaves that grow in tight whorls around the stem. Under high light the leaves develop attractive reddish-pink tones. More compact and slower growing than most Hygrophilas, making it well-suited for the midground of Nature Aquarium and Iwagumi layouts.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- CO2
- recommended
- light
- medium–high
- height
- 5–20 cm
- placement
- midground
- propagation
- stem cuttings
- temperature
- 72–82°F (22–28°C)
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Temperature
72–82°F
22–28°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
73°F — 82°F seasonal range · (Nov low, May high)
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