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Anubias Petite Round

Anubias barteri 'Petite Round'

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Also known as Anubias barteri var. nana 'Petite Round', Anubias nana Petite Round

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Care at a glance

Light
Low light
CO2
No CO₂ needed
Growth rate
Slow
Placement
Epiphyte
Type
Rhizome
Temperature
72–82°F (22–28°C)
pH
6.0–8.0
Hardness
2–18 dGH
Max height
3.1 in (8 cm)
Spread
3.9 in (10 cm)
Nutrient uptake
Water column
Growth region
Submersed or emersed
Difficulty
Easy
Origin
Cultivated (nursery selection, parentage unpublished)
Family
Araceae

Overview

One of the easiest small epiphytes: glue or thread the rhizome to wood or stone and leave it alone. Never bury the rhizome, which rots under substrate. It is happiest in low light with no CO2; under strong light the slow, long-lived leaves become algae magnets, so shade it or keep shrimp and snails on cleanup duty. Fertiliser demands are minimal, though a lean liquid dose keeps new leaves coming. Propagate by cutting the rhizome into pieces with a few leaves each.

In the wild

Petite Round is a nursery selection known only from cultivation. Its parent line traces to Anubias barteri var. nana, which grows in Cameroon in West Africa as a semi-emersed plant on rocks and roots along shaded rainforest streams, with its rhizome anchored above the mud and its leaves in and out of the water.

Good to know

An aroid (family Araceae) and one of the many compact Anubias selections propagated by nurseries rather than described botanically. It pairs the tiny stature of 'Petite' with noticeably rounder, coin-shaped blades; retailers list it under Anubias barteri and under var. nana, and its exact parentage has never been published. Like all Anubias it is a creeping rhizome plant that feeds mainly from the water column.

Did you know

A Petite Round cushion that looks full is a genuinely old plant: at a handful of new leaves per year, the dense mats in show tanks represent years of growth or several plants glued close together.

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