🌿 Ammannia senegalensis – Bold Stem Plant with Vibrant Red & Orange Tones

Ammannia senegalensis is a striking, fast-growing stem plant admired for its fiery red, copper, and orange hues. Native to West Africa, this species thrives in high-tech planted aquariums and brings intense coloration and vertical structure to any aquascape. Its narrow, pointed leaves grow in alternating pairs along sturdy stems, making it ideal for creating contrast against green backgrounds or anchoring the mid-to-background zones.

🔑 Key Features:

• Scientific Name: Ammannia senegalensis

• Common Name: Senegal Ammannia

• Growth Form: Upright, vertical stem plant with narrow lanceolate leaves

• Coloration: Varies from green to copper-orange to deep red under optimal conditions

• Placement: Midground to background

• Growth Rate: Medium to fast

• CO₂ Requirement: Recommended

• Light Demand: Medium to high

💧 Optimal Growing Conditions:

• Lighting: High light promotes the most vibrant coloration

• CO₂ Injection: Strongly recommended for dense growth and rich red tones

• Temperature Range: 72–82°F (22–28°C)

• pH Range: 6.0–7.5

• Water Hardness: Soft to moderately hard

• Nutrient Substrate: Required

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes

🌱 Aquascaping Benefits:

• Provides bold, warm coloration in Dutch or Nature-style layouts

• Enhances vertical structure and contrast in planted tanks

• Ideal for filling tall backgrounds or trimming into bushy midground clusters

• Pairs beautifully with green or purple-toned plants for visual balance

✂️ Propagation & Growth:

Ammannia senegalensis propagates easily via stem cuttings. Simply cut a healthy stem and replant into substrate. Under strong light and stable CO₂/nutrient dosing, it quickly forms dense, vibrant clusters.

📦 What You’ll Receive:

Available as:

• Fresh-Cut Plants: Approx. 5 unrooted stems, loose for planting or propagation

• Bunched Plants: Approx. 5 unrooted stems bundled with foam and plant weight

• Potted Plants: Approx. 5 unrooted stems planted in rockwool and net pot

⚠️ Important Note:

Color intensity depends on your lighting and CO₂ levels. In low-tech setups, plants may appear greenish rather than red. For best results, maintain consistent fertilization and strong lighting.

 WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.