Plants · position 03

Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'

Dwarf scarlet temple

Identification

Scientific name
Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'
Common name
Dwarf scarlet temple
Origin
South America
Position
#03 in the layout

Measured PAR

Measured PPFD
100 µmol·m⁻²·s⁻¹
Working range
70–110
Comparison
Within working range

Measured underwater with an Apogee MQ-510at this plant’s position. Working ranges are practical reference figures, not biological thresholds. The full survey sets out how the number was taken and what it does not establish.

Growth habit

Compact stem; dense, slow, stays low relative to the standard form.

Placement

Midground, used as a color block against surrounding greens.

Coloration notes

Pink to deep red. Responds to light, and to iron and nitrate availability.

General to the species. What this plant has actually done in this aquarium is recorded under observations.

Trimming notes

Top and replant the crown; side shoots thicken the stand.

Current observations

Nothing recorded specific to this plant in this aquarium yet. The scape is still growing in; observations are added when there is something specific to report rather than to fill the section.

Photographs

Photograph pending. Planned: a current photograph at matched camera settings, repeated at intervals so color can be compared across time rather than described.

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