Hygrophila Stricta (Red Stem UNIQUE Plant) 5-6 Stems
This is a nice sized Rugged Plant.
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This Hygrophila prefers almost any environment. It enjoys moderate lighting and provides a gorgeous reddish tint to it's beautiful elongated leaves. The red stem helps aid this visual effect. I would say it likes its PH around 6.8 to 7.5. (We have found it doesn't care for harder water than 7.5....) Don't over think that- this plant doesn't care!
These plants have beautiful white roots and are completely submerged plants. I would rate it a 3 out of 10 in terms of difficulty as it does prefer a moderate light.
The more light you give them, the more RED they will give you. We have grown them in near full sun to get that red stem really popping off and coming out into the leaves.
Under lower light it will be more lighter green.
We have some fun growing this above water as well. (We just threw it in a high light tub with 2 inches of water and it said "I've got this" and it grew up tall and it grew up right.
We have ran this plant at like 80+ in the summer. It doesn't care!
Unlike most Hygrophila the leaves on this plant are rather soft. Its a nice contrast to a grassy plant like a Jungle Val.
Don't sleep on this plant or our other hygros. We have them dialed in.
I would get Three types. A Hygro Cordata Red. A Stricta and a Hygro Compact!
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Customer Reviews
Nice height... plus full and healthy! Love the pale green!
I was debating on buying these over the Hygrophila Salicifolia and I made the wrong choice because they are not as healthy as the Salicifolia.
I got some more of these to really fill up one of my tanks; they always come in great shape and you always receive good portions.
This plant arrived in great shape and very heathy. I'm very pleased with the plant. I'll be ordering again from you, soon. Thanks Dustin
These stems have bounced back. To say they are hardy is a massive understatement. When they first arrived two weeks had passed since they had initially shipped, it was freezing or below freezing for the second week of shipment, and they arrived having lost all but two leaves. The attached pictures are them today. I thought for sure they were dead or going to die but nope. They're doing fantastic. I want to emphasize that the packaging was great, it did have one of the heat packs with it, and it was the shipping company's fault not Dustin and his crew for how they arrived. Every plant that I buy from here is as described. I just wanted to share this to prove just how hardy this particular plant is! I'll always buy from Dustin's Fishtanks. Love you guys!
