Lagenandra Keralensis Vitro Culture

Deep green, heavily veined, and larger than most of the genus. Lagenandra keralensis grows broad ovate leaves with a pronounced venation pattern pressed into the surface, on a creeping rhizome. From the Western Ghats of Kerala, and a genuine background specimen. This is the sterile Vitro Culture® format.

What You'll Receive

Fresh, healthy Lagenandra keralensis Vitro Culture® prepared by Aquarium Plants Factory®:

• One sealed 4-inch Vitro Culture® bag
• Yields approximately 3–4 healthy clump plants
• Grown in sterile nutrient gel and ready to rinse and plant

Plant Profile

• Common name — Kerala Lagenandra
• Scientific name — Lagenandra keralensis
• Also known as — Lagenandra meeboldii 'Kerala', Green Lagenandra
• Family — Araceae, the same family as Cryptocoryne and Anubias
• Origin — Western Ghats, Kerala, India
• Placement — Midground to background
• Shipped size — Approx. 3-4 tissue-cultured clumps, roughly 1-2 inches
• Mature height — 8-14 inches
• Suits — 20 gallons and up
• Growth rate — Slow

Care

• Difficulty — Beginner
• Light — Low to medium
• CO₂ — Not required
• Water — 72-82°F, pH 6.0-7.5
• Substrate — Required. Root feeder — nutrient-rich substrate or root tabs
• Growth habit — Amphibious rhizome plant; grows emersed in high humidity
• Propagation — Rhizome division

Grower's Notes

• Do not bury the rhizome. The thick creeping stem sits on or just under the substrate surface with roots below it. Buried, it rots — and at this growth rate the plant does not recover.
• Expect melt on transition. Like Cryptocoryne, Lagenandra sheds leaves when conditions change. Tissue culture plants convert from emersed growth and will drop most of what they arrive with. The rhizome is what matters.
• Bigger than the Meeboldii forms. At 8-14 inches this is a background plant, where L. meeboldii stays around 6-10 and works midground.
• Rinse the gel off completely and set each rhizome shallowly, roots down and growing points clear.
• Thick leaves give strong visual contrast against fine-leaved stem plants, and hold up in tanks where softer planting is grazed. For an established plant, see the bare-root version.

Notes

• Images show mature, submerged growth for reference. Plants are delivered in emersed Vitro Culture® form and may appear smaller upon arrival. Minor leaf melt during acclimation is normal—new growth will follow under stable conditions.
• Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.

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Good to know

• Some melting or yellowing as plants adjust from greenhouse to aquarium life is normal. They regrow from healthy roots and rhizomes.
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