Re: "Easy" Red Plants

[Paul Krombholz <krombhol at teclink_net>]

    Rotala macandra is a hard plant to grow, and it also does not 
ship well or transplant well.  If it is doing better in your low 
light tank than your high light tank, you might consider a nutrient 
deficiency in the high light tank just because nutrients get used up 
faster in a high light tank.  I suspect that Rotala macandra  and to 
a lesser extent, the other Rotala species need especially high iron 
levels. 

Ludwigia acurata is a red plant that is a lot easier to grow. 
Alternanthera reineckii comes in several color forms, including an 
all red form that is also a lot easier than R. macandra.   Ammania 
senegalensis is red or red-orange, and not too hard once you get it 
started.
--
Paul Krombholz in central Mississippi, having an unusually wet June.