About the species

Limnophila hippuridoides originally comes from Asia and the stems are 20-50 cm high and 6-10 cm wide - often with beautiful outwardly curved shoot tips. A simple plant that can adapt to different conditions.

The leaves are green with a red-violet underside and the entire leaf turns red-violet under ideal growing conditions. A vigorous growing plant that likes to create new, substantial shoots from the base. Thinning of the oldest and longest shoots is recommended, to make room for such new shoots.

Replant the cuttings, they will soon grow new roots. If either stem or leaves are damaged, a strong scent is emitted.