Hygrophila sp. ‘Guinea’
January 7th, 2009Hygrophila sp. ‘Guinea’ is a new plant to the hobby that I’m growing in my 75G aquarium. This particular species of Hygrophila is a larger sized plant, but the leaves are uniquely feathered, so I feel it can be used in spots where other similarly sized plants would be inappropriate. Thus, it should be a very nice plant to soften and break up the common leaf patterns used in many aquascapes.
The plant remains a nice bright green color, even under high light and favorable dosing conditions. Hygrophila sp. ‘Guinea’ is a much slower grower than other plants in the Hygrophila genus, which is a good thing in my opinion. The stem is rather thick, and the leaves all appear to point upward from the stem toward the surface.
Hygrophila sp. ‘Guinea’ is still quite rare in the U.S., but it is available occasionally through the hobbyist community. If you can find it, it’s a new plant that’s worth trying.
January 8th, 2009 at 2:55 am
What a really lovely new plant – I’ll look out for this. Thanks for featuring it.
January 8th, 2009 at 3:16 am
Very cool plant. Any chance you might sell a trim or two down the road please let me know!
January 8th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Rich, down the road, I hope to, but no time line for that now. Whenever I do, I’ll list on my Plants For Sale page.
May 21st, 2011 at 5:13 pm
[…] Polygonum sp. 'Kawagoeanum' 5x Rotala Hippuris 3x Ludwigia Senegalensis 5x Ranunculus Inundatus 1x Hygrophila Sp 'Guinea' 1x Hygrophila Corymbosa 'Kompakt' 10x Hemianthus Glomeratus bunch of dwarf hair grass 1x […]
May 21st, 2011 at 5:14 pm
[…] Polygonum sp. 'Kawagoeanum' 5x Rotala Hippuris 3x Ludwigia Senegalensis 5x Ranunculus Inundatus 1x Hygrophila Sp 'Guinea' 1x Hygrophila Corymbosa 'Kompakt' 10x Hemianthus Glomeratus bunch of dwarf hair grass 1x […]