Rotala Macrandra Mini

Macrandra's difficulty in miniature. Rotala macrandra 'Mini' carries the same pink-to-red coloring as the full-size plant on leaves a fraction of the size, growing in a compact way that reads almost like an emersed plant even underwater. Leaf shape varies — longish-ovoid with raised margins, or nearly round. It is a high-tech plant and it does not pretend otherwise.

What You'll Receive

• Sold as a bunched plant. Fresh cut, 6+ stems with a lead weight.
• Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation.

Plant Profile

• Common name — Mini Macrandra
• Scientific name — Rotala macrandra 'Mini'
• Type — Stem plant
• Placement — Foreground to midground; smaller than the parent species
• Foliage — Small leaves, longish-ovoid with upturned margins or roundish-ovoid
• Growth rate — Medium to fast

Care

• Difficulty — Advanced
• Light — Medium to high
• CO₂ — Required in practice. Without injection it will not hold color or form
• Substrate — Required. Rich nutrient substrate
• Feeding — Water column and roots; it is a hungry plant
• Propagation — Cuttings

Grower's Notes

• This is the hardest Rotala in common cultivation, scaled down. Small leaves do not mean an easier plant — mini macrandra wants the same pressurized CO₂, rich substrate and strong light as the full-size form, in less space and with less margin for error.
• Color is a light-and-iron response. Under medium light it holds green-pink; under strong light with iron dosing it comes through properly red. CO₂ is what keeps it from melting while you push the light.
• Plant stems individually, an inch or so apart. Bunched together the lower leaves shade out and the stems go bare from the base.
• Trim and replant tops rather than waiting for the base to refill. Old lower stems on macrandra rarely recover.
• It reacts badly to parameter swings. Sharp changes in temperature, CO₂ or water chemistry cause leaf drop within days.
• New to Rotala? Rotala rotundifolia gives you similar color with none of the demands.

Notes

• Photos are for reference. Color, leaf shape and size vary considerably with lighting, CO₂ and nutrients.
• Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.

At a glance

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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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