Chinese name: coffee fig
Latin name: Anubias barteri var coffeefolia
Family: Araceae
PH value: 6.0 -7.5
Distribution area: Nigeria, Cameroon, Guinea, Congo, etc.
1. Form of coffee ficus
Coffee ficus is a noble in the water-soluble category. Its price is more expensive than other aquatic plants. Its name is named according to the color of its leaves. Aquatic plants are monocotyledonous emergent plants, larger than ficus, with stolons crawling and growing. The leaves are firmly attached to the stems, and the leaves are egg-shaped. Round, with brown petioles, uneven veins, wavy undulating between veins, dark green old leaves, brown leaves when young, can bloom on water with yellow spikes, spathes are yellow-green. Aquatic grasses are almost the same type as aquatic grasses and can also flower but have shallow roots and stolons growing on the surface of the subbed.
2. Habits of Coffee Ficus
Coffee Ficus mainly grows on sunken wood or rock walls, and can grow in both emergent and submerged water. Water grass can be directly transformed into water grass , The growth rate is slow, the water quality requirements are not strict, the growth temperature is 22-28 ℃, the suitable PH value is between 6.0-7.5, and it likes sufficient light, the suitable light is 1000Lux, and the light is dim or strong. bad. The demand for carbon dioxide is not large, but a moderate amount of carbon dioxide can promote the growth of aquatic plants. Usually water plants are used directly for landscaping in tanks.
3. Cultivation of coffee ficus
Although coffee ficus is a water-soluble aristocrat, its cultivation is relatively easy, the growth rate is slow, and it is easier to transform water grass into water grass. Water plants can be fixed on sunken wood or rocks for cultivation, and the water quality requirements for cultivation are not high, and root fertilizer can be buried in the bottom bed to promote growth. Adapt to various growth environments, moderate light is given during cultivation, and carbon dioxide can not be added. Because of its slow growth rate, appropriate addition can promote growth, and sufficient light and nutrients are given after cultivation. These aquatic plants are very beautiful and worthy of cultivation.
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