Often confused with Limnophila aromatica, and easy to tell apart once you know. Limnophila hippuridoides carries noticeably more than three leaves per whorl, giving a denser, bushier stem — and under strong light the undersides deepen to reddish-purple. Native to the Malay Peninsula.
What You’ll Receive
Enhance your aquarium with our versatile selection of high-quality aquatic plants, available in three convenient formats:
- Fresh-Cut Plants: Includes approximately 6+ loose, fresh-cut stems without roots. Perfect for flexible planting arrangements.
- Fresh-Cut Bunched: Approximately 6+ fresh-cut stems without roots, bundled with foam and a plant weight for easy placement.
- Fresh-Cut Potted: About 6+ fresh-cut stems without roots, securely potted in a net pot with rockwool, ensuring stability and healthy growth.
Plant Profile
- Common name — Limnophila Hippuridoides
- Scientific name — Limnophila hippuridoides
- Also known as — Limnophila hippuroides
- Origin — Malay Peninsula
- Placement — Midground to background
- Mature height — 8–16 in
- Growth rate — Fast
Care
- Difficulty — Intermediate
- Light — Medium to high. Under low light it stays plain green
- CO₂ — Recommended
- Water — 68–82°F · pH 6.0–7.5
- Substrate — Required. Nutrient substrate or root tabs
- Growth habit — Amphibious. Also grows emersed
- Propagation — Cuttings — trim and replant stem tops
Grower’s Notes
- Count the leaves to identify it. L. aromatica carries three or four leaves per whorl; hippuridoides carries more. If you're buying both, label them — once they're growing side by side they are genuinely hard to tell apart.
- The purple sits on the leaf undersides. Position it where light rakes across the group rather than straight down, or the color hides.
- Trim and replant tops. Fast growth plus repeated topping is what builds the dense bushy stand this plant is bought for.
- Space stems an inch apart. Dense whorls shade each other badly when crowded, and lower leaves drop.
- It feeds at the roots as well as the water column — root tabs plus dosing beat either alone.
Notes
- Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, and pesticides, grow emerged or submerge.
- Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.
Shipping Policy
At Aquarium Plants Factory, we carefully package and ship all orders to ensure plants and livestock arrive healthy and ready to thrive.
Order Processing Time
Most orders are processed within 1–2 business days after payment is received.
Orders placed on weekends or holidays will be processed on the next business day.
Orders containing out-of-stock, pre-order, or backorder items may require additional handling time.
Once your order ships, tracking information will be sent to your email.
Shipping Schedule
Live Plants
Live plant orders ship Monday through Saturday when using United States Postal Service (USPS).
Most plant-only orders ship within 1–3 business days, excluding products that are out of stock, pre-order, or backorder.
Estimated USPS delivery time is 2–5 business days, depending on your location.
UPS Express Shipping
We offer the following UPS expedited shipping options:
UPS 2-Day Air®
Estimated delivery: 2 business days
Please note that UPS 2-Day Air® is not a guaranteed service in the event of carrier delays, weather disruptions, or operational issues.
UPS Next Day Air®
Estimated delivery: 1 business day
This service is guaranteed by UPS according to their service guarantee policies.
UPS expedited orders ship Monday through Wednesday only to ensure packages arrive within the same week and avoid weekend delays.
Please note that orders require 1–2 business days of handling time before shipment.
To help ensure same-week delivery, please place UPS orders on or before Tuesday at 6:00 AM Pacific Time (PT).
Live Animals Shipping
Live animal orders ship Monday through Wednesday only.
This schedule ensures animals arrive within the same week and do not remain in transit over the weekend.
Handling time for live animal orders typically ranges from 1–5 business days, depending on:
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Weather conditions
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Shipping destination
Tracking information will be emailed once the order has been shipped.
Free Shipping
We offer Free Shipping on eligible orders over $150 within the contiguous United States.
Estimated delivery time for free shipping orders is 2–5 business days.
If your order contains both live plants and live animals, the shipment may be combined and the appropriate shipping rate will be shown at checkout.
Free Shipping is not available for customers located in:
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Alaska
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Hawaii
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Puerto Rico
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Customers in these locations must select Expedited or Express shipping options at checkout.
Delivery Time Estimates
Delivery times shown at checkout are estimates provided by the shipping carrier.
While we work hard to ship orders quickly, delivery times may vary due to factors outside of our control, including:
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Weather conditions
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High shipping volumes
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Transportation disruptions
Aquarium Plants Factory is not responsible for shipping delays caused by the carrier.
Delayed or Lost Packages
Occasionally, shipments may take longer than expected.
A package is considered lost only after 15 business days (approximately 3 weeks) from the ship date.
If a package is confirmed lost by the carrier, we may offer a 50/50 replacement, meaning:
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Aquarium Plants Factory covers 50% of the replacement cost
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The customer covers 50% plus shipping
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Order Cancellations
If you need to cancel an order, please contact us as soon as possible.
Orders can only be canceled before they have been shipped.
Once an order has been shipped, it can no longer be canceled.
Returns
Due to the sensitive nature of live goods, all sales are final.
We do not accept returns or exchanges for:
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For any shipping questions, please contact us before placing your order.
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What We Guarantee
24-Hour Live Arrival Guarantee — We guarantee that live plants and live aquatic animals will arrive alive. In the rare case of a Dead on Arrival (DOA), you must notify us within 24 hours of the delivery time recorded on the carrier's official tracking page. The guarantee is void after that 24-hour window, as condition can no longer be attributed to transit.
How to Submit a Claim
- Take at least 2 clear, well-lit photos of the affected items in their original, unopened, sealed packaging, plus a photo of the shipping label on the box.
- Email your photos and order number to hello@aquariumplantsfactory.com within 24 hours of delivery.
- Do not photograph plants or animals after they have been unpacked, planted, or introduced to your aquarium — once an item enters your aquarium's ecosystem, it is no longer covered.
Approved claims are resolved with a replacement, store credit, or refund at our discretion, under the terms of our Refund Policy. Each item is eligible for one replacement only — replacements are final and we cannot replace a replacement.
Conditions That Void the Guarantee
- Incorrect or incomplete shipping address (vacant address, missing apartment number, or any issue that prevents delivery)
- Packages marked "invalid address," "undeliverable," refused, or returned to sender
- Packages left unclaimed, held at a carrier facility at the customer's request, or not retrieved promptly after delivery — live goods must be brought indoors and unpacked the day they arrive
- Carrier delays, weather events, or delivery exceptions once the package has left our facility
- Shipments to freight forwarders or package-forwarding services
Providing accurate, complete shipping information and monitoring your tracking are essential to keeping your guarantee valid.
Please note: the Live Arrival Guarantee covers arrival only. We cannot guarantee ongoing success — aquarium environment, water quality, nutrients, temperature, lighting, filtration, and CO2 all affect long-term results.
What We Can't Guarantee
- Pest-free plants (potted & bare-root): Although our plants are grown in our own clean greenhouse, we cannot guarantee they are 100% free of snails, algae, or other hitchhikers. We recommend rinsing and quarantining all plants before adding them to your aquarium. Tissue culture (in vitro) plants are the exception — they are grown in sterile lab conditions, are 100% free of pests, algae, and disease, and have never been in contact with any aquarium.
- Pesticide-free plants: We use homemade, organic pest control in our greenhouse and never use copper-based pesticides, which are toxic to invertebrates such as snails, crabs, and shrimp. However, we cannot guarantee plants are entirely pesticide-free — always rinse and quarantine before use in invertebrate tanks.
- Your aquarium's success: We are not responsible for your aquarium inhabitants, including fish, shrimp, snails, and turtles. Please quarantine all plants before use.
- Growth form: Unless specified, we do not guarantee plants will grow emersed or submersed in your particular setup.
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.
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Customers praised this aquatic plant for arriving in "excellent condition" with vibrant purple/violet coloring. Shoppers noted the "great quality," healthy stems, and pest-free stock that grows fast when acclimated. Some found it "tricky to plant in sand." Appreciated for its bright color and suitability as a background plant.
- Very good condition. All the plants I have ordered from this company are great Quality.
- Super vibrant and kind of purple too.
- Is growing fast (as it should)...very strong, bright colored, true aquatic variety.
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I was super happy with the packaging first of all. All of my plants arrived healthy and looking good. I got 6 different kinds in total but the Limnophila Hippuridoide is one of my favorites. Super vibrant and kind of purple too. The plant is in the back left in the photo.
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Limnophila Hippuridoides are maturing and obtaining a beautiful red hue.
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Everything arrived so nicely and looked just like what I was expecting!
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Super happy with how the plants arrived. Very good condition. All the plants I have ordered from this company are great Quality.
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This is a very variable Limnophila, I used to have this plant for years, then lost it. Recently, I wanted it back and bought it from three different US suppliers, none survived. I tried this APF variety and, in two weeks, is is essentially acclimatized to my tank and is growing fast (as it should). GH 4, KH 2-2.5, pH 6-6.3, Phosphates 1.5-2 ppm, Nitrates 10 ppm. I suggest that if you want Limnophila Hippuridoides, you may want to buy it from APF, their stock is of a very strong, bright colored, true aquatic variety.
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Arrived in beautiful condition, a little tricky to plant in the sand got it in and it's doing well. Love the purple leaves!
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Arrived extremely quickly despite nationwide shipping delays! The stems arrived very fat and strong and even had a few extras!
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I had a buy 2 get one free (great deal) and they arrived healthy and very good looking. They seem to be pest free thus far, and look amazing as background plants in my aquarium. I will definitely be buying more plants from here in the future.
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six stems per bunch arrived in excellent condition and have already begun developing an intense violet hue
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Arrived healthy and strong
R
This plant and several others arrived in very good shape. My plants and I are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the 3rd CO2 system! Talk about every thing going wrong. These plants are waning some, but I am knowledgeable in restarting them if need be when the CO2 system arrives in two more days. We are hanging on by our roots!
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Plants in beautiful condition, and very healthy! They look great in my tank - can't wait to see how they grow. Thanks, APF!
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I bought these and it came with lead weights. I planted them in the Fluval spectrum substrate without roots. How long will they start rooting? I don’t have a co2 system but I add liquid fertilizer daily. So far they just keep uprooting and float on top.
Fresh-cut stems typically take about 2-4 weeks to develop new roots, so some floating and uprooting in the first couple weeks is normal, especially in a looser gravel-type substrate like Fluval Stratum. A few things that can help: plant the stems a bit deeper (at least 1.5-2 inches into the substrate) and trim off the very bottom of the stem first if it looks woody or damaged, since that part roots more easily when fresh. Leaving the lead-free weights on a little longer than usual can also help anchor them while roots establish. No CO2 is fine for this plant, it will just grow a bit slower - your daily liquid fertilizer should help support it in the meantime. If a few stems keep popping loose, it's usually just a matter of gently replanting them until the roots catch, rather than a sign anything is wrong.
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