Sreepadma Rotala Ramosior Florida B126 | TC Live Plants

Rotala ramosior ‘Florida’ is a beautiful and relatively uncommon stem plant known for its narrow leaves and attractive green, bronze, pink, and deep purple coloration. Under strong lighting, good CO₂, and balanced nutrition, it can develop intense purple-pink tones. It works particularly well as a midground to background plant and adds strong color contrast to planted aquariums.

Key Features

• Plant Type: Stem plant
• Form: Upright, narrow-leaved growth
• Color: Green to bronze, pink, red and purple depending on conditions
• Placement: Midground to background
• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
• Lighting: Medium-high to high
• CO₂: Recommended; high CO₂ gives better growth and coloration
• Substrate: Nutrient-rich aquasoil is recommended
• Propagation: Easily propagated by cutting and replanting healthy stem tops
• Aquascaping: Excellent for Nature Aquarium and Dutch-style layouts
• TC Advantage: Tissue-culture plants are supplied as clean, lab-grown plantlets and should be separated and planted after rinsing away the culture medium.

Care Level: Intermediate to Advanced

This plant needs strong lighting, stable CO₂, adequate nutrients and regular maintenance to achieve its best form and purple coloration. It can survive with less demanding conditions, but may remain greener and become more stretched.

Care Tips

Maintain stable water conditions around 22–28°C with approximately pH 6.0–7.5. Provide consistent macro- and micronutrients, with adequate calcium and iron particularly helpful for healthy growth and coloration. Trim the upper portions regularly and replant the cuttings to create a denser group.

Best for: Intermediate/advanced planted aquarium keepers looking for a distinctive purple-pink stem plant and strong color contrast.