Purple Waffle Plant (Hemigraphis alternata)

Purple Waffle Plant (Hemigraphis alternata)

$ 12.99

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The Purple Waffle Plant is a unique and eye-catching addition to any freshwater setup, prized for its crinkled, textured leaves and deep purple undersides. While it’s often used as an accent in aquariums, it’s best suited for terrariums, paludariums, or as an emergent feature in semi-aquatic environments. Available in either a weighted bunch or planted pot, it brings bold color and texture to any display.

Features We Love:

Striking Coloration: Deep green tops with rich purple undersides.
Textured Foliage: Waffle-like leaves create a dramatic, decorative look.
Versatile Use: Ideal for terrariums, paludariums, or emersed aquascaping.
Two Planting Options: Choose a bunched stem group or rooted potted form.

Care Guidelines:

Light: Low to moderate (does best with indirect light or low aquarium lighting).
Temperature: 65° - 80° F (18° - 27° C)
pH Range: 6.0 – 7.5
Growth Rate: Moderate
Ideal Placement: Emersed use in terrarium setups or as a decorative emersed feature in aquariums

Pro Tips:

Not Fully Aquatic: Will deteriorate if fully submerged long term—best for semi-aquatic setups.
Use in Open-Top Tanks: Can thrive with roots in water and leaves above the surface.
Humidity Helps: Loves humid conditions—ideal for vivarium's and high-moisture environments.
Pair with Hardscape: Looks stunning against rocks and driftwood in paludariums.

Bring a bold splash of purple and texture to your aquascape or terrarium with the unforgettable Purple Waffle Plant—a standout choice for unique, semi-aquatic displays.

100% Live Arrival Guarantee:
All Aquatic Arts plants come with a 100% live arrival guarantee. We ensure your Purple Waffle Plant arrives healthy and ready to thrive, with free email support always available.

For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.

UPS 1 Day is a description of the duration of time a shipment will spend in transit once it has been shipped. This does not guarantee the package will be shipped the same or next day from which the order was placed.

Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

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.

Shipping Rate

Pricing is by size of package needed to fill entire order and distance it must travel. It will be calculated at checkout.

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