Plants · position 07

Rotala 'Blood Red'

Rotala Blood Red

Identification

Scientific name
Rotala 'Blood Red'
Common name
Rotala Blood Red
Origin
Cultivated selection of Rotala rotundifolia
Position
#07 in the layout

Measured PAR

Measured PPFD
155 µmol·m⁻²·s⁻¹
Working range
80–120
Comparison
Above 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

Fine stem; upright, slower than green Rotala, branches willingly.

Placement

Rear-center, in the brightest measured part of the layout.

Coloration notes

Deep red throughout when conditions suit, rather than only in the tips.

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

Trimming notes

Top and replant. Slower growth means less frequent intervention.

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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