This is variant has a pink vein and yellow/orange highlights when grown under intense light. Perfect starter plant that requires medium to high light. It will tolerate lower light, but will stay green and leggy. Excellent choice for absorbing excess nutrient during the initial nitrogen cycle. Like all fast growing plants it will prevent algae growth associated with New Tank Syndrome.

Hygrophila polysperma from South-East Asia is one of the hardiest aquarium plants available. It is particularly good for beginners because it grows in almost all conditions. It normally grows so fast that it is important to prevent it crowding out other plants. The shoots must be pinched out regularly. Leaves lying on the surface form small new plants. Hygrophila rosanervis varies considerably in leaf shape and colour, depending to some extent on the light supplied.