Staurogyne repens in Vitro Culture® – Compact Foreground Plant with Rich Green, Spreading Growth
Staurogyne repens is a popular and hardy foreground plant native to the Rio Cristalino in Brazil. Known for its compact, creeping growth and vibrant green, oval leaves, it offers a lush, low-growing appearance that works beautifully in both high-tech and low-tech aquariums. Whether used to create a dense carpet or a structured midground border, S. repens provides natural contrast and plant diversity in aquascapes of all styles.
Now available in our sterile Vitro Culture® 4-inch bag, this plant is cultivated through Tissue Culture Technology to ensure a 100% algae-free, snail-free, and pesticide-free start—ideal for shrimp tanks, nano aquariums, and nature-style layouts.
🌿 Key Features:
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Scientific Name: Staurogyne repens
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Common Name: S. repens, Brazilian Creeper
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Leaf Color: Bright to medium green with thick, rounded leaves
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Growth Form: Low-growing, creeping stems with upright tips
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Vitro Culture® Format: 4-inch sealed bag with multiple healthy plantlets in sterile gel or liquid
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Placement: Foreground to midground
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Growth Rate: Moderate
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Difficulty Level: Easy to medium
💧 Optimal Growing Conditions:
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Lighting: Medium to high; promotes compact, lush growth
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CO₂: Recommended for carpeting effect and strong root development
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Substrate: Nutrient-rich substrate or root tab supplementation highly beneficial
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Water Parameters: pH 6.0–7.5 | Temperature: 72–82°F (22–28°C)
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Propagation: Trim horizontal stems and replant cuttings to expand coverage
🌱 Additional Information:
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Nutrient Substrate: Required
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Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes
🧪 Vitro Culture® Advantages:
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100% Pest-Free: Free from snails, algae, and contaminants
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Clean Start: Safe for shrimp and sensitive aquariums
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Extended Shelf Life: Can be stored under light until planting
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Easy to Plant: Simply rinse, divide, and insert gently into substrate
🐠 Aquascaping Benefits:
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Versatile Structure: Works as a creeping carpet or bushy midground accent
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Textural Contrast: Pairs well with finer-leaved or red-toned species
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Beginner Friendly: Durable and adaptable to most planted tank conditions
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Great for Shrimp & Nano Tanks: Offers cover and visual balance without overwhelming small layouts
📦 What You’ll Receive:
One 4-inch sealed Vitro Culture® bag containing healthy Staurogyne repens plantlets—ready to rinse, acclimate, and plant in your aquarium.
⚠️ Disclaimer:
Images are sample representations. Actual growth pattern and color may vary depending on light intensity, CO₂, and aquarium parameters. Some melting may occur during transition from tissue culture, followed by regrowth under stable care.
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.
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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.
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We offer the following UPS expedited shipping options:
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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.
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Live Animals Shipping
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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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Livestock health
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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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Customers in these locations must select Expedited or Express shipping options at checkout.
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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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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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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.
- 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
- 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.
- Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
- 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
- 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!
- 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.
Customers praised this tissue culture for arriving "very healthy and green" with robust growth. Many noted it "grows like crazy" and provides excellent value with multiple plant stems per cup. Shoppers appreciated the pest-free tissue culture format, quick shipping, and vibrant condition. One customer mentioned slow spread without CO2 supplementation.
- Very healthy and green. Planted in dry-start setup and it's growing like crazy.
- Came in container of 6 plants, nice and green, no rotting at all.
- All plants were healthy with well developed roots. Shipping was quick.
J
Love these little guys, just enough green for my tank. Came in container of 6 plants,nice and green,no rotting at all. Only mistake I made was not ordering more.
M
This is one portion cup of S. Repens. I received it 17 days ago, and it's already reached the top of my container and can be trimmed. S. Repens purchased from Chain Pet store, has been "growing" for several months and is still the same size as when I purchased it. Same exact conditions, but the APF are 3 times as big already.
A
I ordered a cup of S Repens tissue culture from APF a few weeks back and now having used tissue cultures I wish I had started using them years ago. I've had bad experiences in the past with plants introducing nasty pests and aggressively growing algae into tanks, and not having to worry about that took so much of the stress out of adding new plants. With the tissue culture it was as simple as planting the S Repens and watching them grow into beautiful healthy plants. The S Repens themselves arrived in great condition (I say this because it was during the winter time and I was a bit worried about the cold weather being an issue during shipping) and did not have any melting at all, in fact when I added them in the leaves were kind of folded down but by the next day they had visibly perked with the leaves extended to absorb the light. I love the way these plants look and I've already ordered another tissue culture from APF. I highly recommend both Aquarium Plants Factory and Staurogyne Repens.
D
Good quality. Beautiful plants. Just want to show you how it looks...
C
I received two containers of S Repens that were Perfect and are doing Awesome in my aquarium!
M
Healthy plants came well established.
V
The cup of Staurogyne Repens I got was very healthy and green. I planted it in a dry-start setup and it’s growing like crazy. I’ve never had it before despite its popularity and so far it’s been great.
P
Good plants. Only got 2 orders. Shipped with multiple plant root bases in each order
G
Staurogyne Repens Tissue Culture
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Incredible as Always
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These where excellent! They came very alive and beautiful! Would buy these again
D
Arrived healthy, nice size portion.
R
Ok
M
They’re just beautiful as always. I don’t use Co2 so likely that’s why they didn’t spread as much as I would have liked, so happy to find them on sale. Thanks
A
2 day shipping (took the minimum amount of days to ship), packaging was great, and plants came in looking good.
J
All plants were healthy with well developed roots. Shipping was quick, customer service was outstanding. Look forward to doing more business in the future. Don't waste your time going anywhere else, Buy these!!!
X
The plants I received are very healthy and in great condition. They are robust and green with no melt.
E
I ordered two cups, and both came in quickly and looking fantastic. There were about 4-5 groups of plants in each cup so planting was super easy. Very happy with the order and highly recommend!
T
it came healthy and in good shape. not a lot, but it'll grow more hopefully.
F
You get quite a bit of this plant for a very reasonable price! It came well packed, shipped quickly, and all of the plants were vibrant and healthy. They've only been planted for a couple days but everything seems to be going well!
E
These plants look nice and they are growing very well in my tanks. I got the tissue culture cup and they came in a gel and in good condition
K
Good portion, very healthy. I have placed 2 orders to day and 100% of the items have arrived in perfect condition (to NY, in the cold).
A
Llegaron bonitas y cantidad aceptabld. Altamente recomendable.
m
I just want to thank for all the attention paid and this incredible plant
E
The shipment was delivered quickly. The plant was in great condition with many stems of S. repens to plant.
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