Cultivation
This plant is propagated by division or adventitious plantlets. It requires clear water, and can grow in tropical or rather cooler temperatures (down to about 14 °C and no higher than about 20 °C). It prefers bright light and a rich substrate. Rather slow growing, mainly by its creeping rhizome.
Collected by Thomas Horemann. Inflorescence so far unknown. Rare in the aquarium trade. Collected by Dierk Wanke. Upright inflorescence.
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