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Helanthium Vesuvius — Tissue Culture

$15.95 USD
by Nature Aquariums
Type: AQUARIUM PLANTS

Grown in-vitro in a sterile lab, this Tissue Culture cup of Helanthium 'Vesuvius' (formerly Echinodorus Vesuvius) arrives free of pests, algae, and snails. Bright green leaves grow in a distinctive curling, corkscrew pattern, and this hardy plant propagates readily via runners.

Skill Level Easy
CO2 Not Required
Requires Aqua Soil Recommended — heavy root feeder
Type Rooted
Max Height 4-6"
Placement Foreground to midground
Light Level Low to Medium (approx. 20-50 PAR)
Origin Cultivated variety (Echinodorus/Helanthium lineage), South America
Other Also available as Bunch and Potted (see related listings). Note: leftover review-widget HTML from the old site was stripped from this listing during rewrite.

Care & Planting: Rinse tissue culture gel off before planting into nutrient-rich substrate.

A note on "melting": Like most Amazon Swords and Cryptocoryne species, this plant is farm-grown emersed (above water). When you first submerge it, don't be alarmed if the original leaves die back over the first few weeks — this is called melting, and it's a normal part of the transition, not a sign the plant is failing. Emersed leaves are built for air and only have stomata on their underside; once submerged, the plant sheds them in favor of new underwater leaves with stomata on both sides, better suited to absorbing CO2 from the water. New submersed growth typically appears within a few weeks.