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Re: Anubias gigantea

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: Anubias gigantea
From: ac554 at freenet_carleton.ca (David Whittaker)
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 02:23:34 -0400 (EDT)

Hoa Nguyen asked...

>I picked up a speciment of Anubias gigantea yesterday from a LFS.  It looks
>very nice but I don't have any detailed info on this species.  Can anyone
>share any information, such as how to plant this (tie it to driftwood like
>the A. nana?), it's light requirements, etc.?
>
>Thanks,

Compared to A. bartieri var. nana I find that it requires and prefers
more light, has a denser root mass, takes longer to establish and grows
more slowly. I grow it hydroponically, or submersed in coarse gravel.
As with dwarf anubias one can bury the roots but not the rhizome. Older
leaves seem to suffer perhaps due to a nutrient deficiency I have yet
to discover. It does do quite well in bright light.

--
Dave Whittaker
ac554 at FreeNet_Carleton.ca

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