Giant Jungle Val (Vallisneria Americana) "Boss of Planted Tanks"
NOTE: The photos labeled "AS OF 10/31/25" is currently what the plant looks like that we are selling. THEY ARE HUGE!
So there is Jungle Val and then there is Vallisneria Americana
WE GROW THIS ENTIRELY IN HOUSE.... IN 8X8 foot basins....
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THIS PLANT MIGHT MELT BACK ON YOU. -This is what Val does, but this species does the hardest... but then grown back thicker. (It has to have it's leaves adjust to different water temps.) Faster than most plants- Val rebounds quickly.
You will get a THICK TALL PLUG with great roots.
You might get it with a redish tint to it. That's what happens when you grow most val on the edge of too much light.... Hey- we are happy about it...and so is the plant :)
Read our reviews!
Currently it is about a half inch thick...but will grow in time to be about an inch across.
This is the good stuff. This is the Giant Stuff. Do you have a tall tank? Vallisneria Americana is your answer! Giant Jungle Val doesn't adapt quite as fast as the other varieties like contortion val or corkscrew. It has thicker leaves, which once they get rolling are going to need trimmed back. I am excited to be offering this plant as long as I get it. One order is 4 stems about a feet long with perhaps a few runners starting. (This is an easy to keep plant, that prefers a good substrate but I have seen it grown in sand)
This plant is THE Background plant for a HUGE Aquarium....
Don't forget the Growth Juice... Our hot selling fertilizer is how we keep our val from melting back too quickly....or at all.
(Make sure and check out our VAL Nana if you want the OPPOSITE of this plants...a Skinny Vallisneria)
We also have a Spiral "Val torta" worth checking out.
Customer Reviews
I just received these plants today and I am very disappointed. They are much smaller than I expected based on the description, and shipping isn’t free like it is on Amazon. The longer plants arrived looking quite dry, and the ends are dead for some reason.
On the bright side, my axolotls absolutely love the small plants! I don't know if they are trying to eat them or if they just like to destroy them, but they are certainly paying a lot of attention to them.
Planting a 90 gallon is a struggle. After many attempts, finally got my hands on the Giant Jungle Val!! Some of the leaves were 4ft long!!! This is the winning ticket if you need vertical space!
I accidentally order the Giant Val instead of the normal ones. And to my wonderful surprise! The Giant Val is actually GORGEOUS in my 36 bow front tank!! What a wonderful mistake!
The val I got was 3ft long and in great condition! Super happy and cannot wait to see it spread across my 75Gal.
I have been on the wait list to get the Giant Jungle Val and it hasn't disappointed. It's only been 2 days so no guarantee it won't melt but the roots are strong and so far so good.
My only complaint is the description said 4 stems and I got 3 stems. Considering I wanted to buy more and it was sold out I definitely wanted thst missing stem!
