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Proserpinaca palustris 'Cuba'
Tropica

Proserpinaca palustris 'Cuba'

SKU: 037C TC

€8.99

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Available to order · delivery within 14 business days

Plant type
Stem plant
Difficulty
Advanced
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Description

Product overview

Proserpinaca palustris 'Cuba' is a stem plant 10–40 cm tall and 5–10 cm wide; the Tropica cultivar was found on the Isla de la Juventud off Cuba. In the USA it is known as mermaid weed. In good light it turns a copper colour, and its distinctive look contrasts with other plants. On Tropica's difficulty scale it is an advanced plant (Advanced).

Key benefits

  • According to Tropica, after two months in the aquarium the plant is on average 10–30 cm tall or more.
Full description

Proserpinaca palustris 'Cuba' is a stem plant 10–40 cm tall and 5–10 cm wide; the Tropica cultivar was found on the Isla de la Juventud off Cuba. In the USA it is known as mermaid weed.

In good light it turns a copper colour, and its distinctive look contrasts with other plants. On Tropica's difficulty scale it is an advanced plant (Advanced).

According to Tropica, after two months in the aquarium the plant is on average 10–30 cm tall or more. The plant has a medium growth rate. Light demand is high. CO2 demand is high. The plant comes from South America.

The plants are grown from tissue culture in a closed cup. It is delivered with saw-toothed leaves which, after a transition in the aquarium, become long, finely toothed, needle-like leaves.

The plant is sold in a 1-2 Grow cup.

Specifications

Plant typeStem plant
DifficultyAdvanced
Light demandHigh
CO2 demandHigh
Growth rateMedium
Height in the aquarium10–30+ cm
OriginSouth America

Manufacturer and safety

Manufacturer
Tropica Aquarium Plants A/S, Mejlbyvej 200, 8250 Egå, Denmark, tropica@tropica.dk

Documents

Documents are the manufacturer's official files and open on the manufacturer's site.

Delivery and payment

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€3.99
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€3.99
DPD courier
€5.99
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Delivery time
within 14 business days of payment, goods ship from the supplier's warehouse
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Items come from the supplier's warehouse (supplier 5–10 plus carrier 1–3 business days).

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