Hemianthus callitrichoides Cuba also known as Dwarf Baby Tears is a very small (3-5 cm) and adaptable live plant that needs good light and supplemental CO2.
Dwarf Baby Tears was discovered several years ago in a stream on the Island of Cuba. Leaves just a few millimetres wide make this Hemianthus the smallest aquarium plant in the world. It is a highly adaptable plant in terms of water conditions, but it is important to provide good light and CO2 supply. Plants that grow above the waterline can be divided into small pieces and planted. In a few weeks you will have a dense foreground carpet. Aquarium designs combining these plants with all kinds of rockwork appear both ornamental and natural.
The invitro cultivation of plants means, that individual cells or plant parts are cultivated on nutrient media under sterile, laboratory conditions. By adding certain growth regulators such as phytohormones, new and intact plants can be generated from small pieces and even cells.
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enus: | Hemianthus |
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Species: | callitrichoides ‘Cuba‘ |
Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
Origin: | Cuba |
Light: | high |
Temperature: | 18-26°C |
Growth rate: | moderate |
Area: | Foreground |
Height: | 3-5 cm |
pH: | 5-8 |
Water hardness: | very soft to hard |
Co2: | 20-30 mg/l |
Propagation: | division |
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