Lobelia cardinalis 'Mini' (Lobelia cardinalis 'Mini') - Tissue Culture
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The Lobelia cardinalis 'Mini' is a compact and vibrant foreground to midground plant that brings a unique pop of color to freshwater aquariums. Unlike its larger counterpart, this miniature variety stays smaller and forms dense, low-growing clusters of bright green leaves with a hint of purple on the underside. It’s a favorite among aquascapers for its structured growth and ability to create a lush carpet-like effect in planted tanks.
Grown in sterile tissue culture, this plant is 100% pest-free, algae-free, and disease-free, ensuring a healthy start in your aquarium.
Features We Love:
- Compact & Low-Growing: Stays smaller than standard Lobelia cardinalis, making it perfect for foreground and midground planting.
- Unique Leaf Coloration: Bright green leaves with a subtle purple tint underneath add contrast to aquascapes.
- Easy to Grow: Adaptable to a range of water conditions and thrives with moderate lighting.
- Ideal for Aquascaping: Works well in Dutch-style aquascapes, natural layouts, and even as a transition plant between the foreground and background.
Care Guidelines:
- Light: Moderate to high.
- Temperature: 68° - 82° F (20° - 28° C).
- pH Range: 6.0 - 7.5.
- Growth Rate: Moderate.
- Ideal Placement: Foreground to midground.
Pro Tips:
- Enhance Color & Growth: Provide moderate CO₂ supplementation and regular fertilization for the best coloration and density.
- Encourage Compact Growth: Trim regularly to maintain a dense, bushy appearance.
- Smooth Transition: Rinse thoroughly and acclimate before planting to ensure a successful transition from tissue culture to submerged growth.
- Versatile Use: Can be planted submerged in aquariums or emersed in paludariums and terrariums.
Why Choose Tissue Culture Plants?
Our tissue-cultured plants are grown in completely sterile conditions, ensuring they arrive free from pests, algae, and contaminants. They establish quickly in your aquarium and provide the healthiest possible start for your planted tank.
Enhance your aquascape with the Lobelia cardinalis 'Mini' - Tissue Culture—a perfect combination of color, structure, and easy care!
100% Live Arrival Guarantee:
We stand by the quality of our plants. All Aquatic Arts plants come with a 100% Live Arrival Guarantee.
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Shipping Schedule for this service
Current Handling Time:
1-9 business days
Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.
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