Rotala Mexicana

Common Name: Mexican Rotala, Rotala Mexicana Rotala Mexicana is a unique variety of Rotala. This popular aquarium stem plant features bright green, rounded leaves when grown above the water's surface. When transitioned to submerged conditions, its leaves become thin and colors include a range of green to pink-orange tones. These differences can be seen in the photos included on this listing and depict this aquatic plant's submerged and emersed forms. The Mexican Rotala originates in South America but can be found across tropical and subtropical regions of Central America, Africa, and Australia. Due to its wide distribution, the plant has been identified multiple times under different names, including Rotala pulsilla. This is a species that tends to thrive or die off completely. In order to thrive, it needs strong lighting and plenty of CO2, and macro and micronutrients. A low level of any of these factors will lead to blackening and stunted growth. This long-leaved, stem plant grows qu