Rotala Macrandra Green Vitro Culture

Rotala macrandra is the genus's difficult one — large soft leaves, a real appetite for light and CO₂, and a reputation for collapsing when either wavers. The 'Green' form keeps that same round, soft leaf and flowing habit but drops the pigment demand: no deep red to chase, so no constant iron dosing and light-intensity brinkmanship to keep the color from fading to bronze.

What You'll Receive

One 4-inch sealed Vitro Culture® bag containing healthy Rotala macrandra 'Green' plantlets—ready to rinse, acclimate, and plant.

Plant Profile

• Common name: Green Macrandra
• Scientific name: Rotala macrandra 'Green'
• Also known as: Rotala macrandra 'Green Wavy'
• Origin: India (species range)
• Placement: Midground to background
• Shipped size: Small tissue-cultured plantlets, roughly 1-2 inches
• Mature height: 8-16 inches
• Suits: 10 gallons and up
• Growth rate: Medium

Care

• Difficulty: Intermediate
• Light: Medium to high. Under low light the stems stretch, the lower leaves shed, and you are left with bare stalks carrying a tuft at the top.
• CO₂: Recommended. Without injection this plant grows, but slowly and with smaller leaves.
• Water: pH 5.5-7.5, 72-82°F (22-28°C)
• Substrate: Required — a nutrient-rich substrate, plus water column dosing. Macrandra feeds heavily through both routes and is quick to show deficiency.
• Growth habit: Upright stems with arching tips and soft, rounded lime-green leaves; larger and softer-textured than most Rotala
• Propagation: Cuttings — trim the top third of a stem and replant it; the cut stem branches below the cut

Grower's Notes

• Trim before it reaches the surface, not after. Once the tops hit the light they shade everything beneath, and the lower stem strips bare. Cutting at two-thirds height keeps the group dense from substrate to tip.
• Replant the tops and discard the old bases. Cuttings root faster and grow better than the stumps they came from.
• The leaves are thin and soft, which makes this plant an early casualty of poor water flow — detritus settles on it and algae follow. Keep circulation moving through the group.
• Plant stems individually, an inch or so apart, rather than as a bundle. A bundled clump rots at the center where nothing reaches.
• Melting after the tissue culture transition is normal. Emersed-grown leaves rarely survive submersion; the new growth is what counts.

Notes

• Photos are for reference. Actual size and appearance may vary depending on lighting, nutrients, and tank conditions. This plant may melt slightly when transitioning but will regrow under proper care.
• 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.
• Please bring your package indoors and unpack it the day it arrives.
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