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Anubias White Rose

Anubias barteri var. nana 'White Rose'

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Also known as Anubias barteri 'White Rose', White Rose Anubias

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Care at a glance

Light
Medium light
CO2
CO₂ beneficial
Temperature
72–82°F
22–28°C
Max height
3.9 in
10 cm
Growth rate
Slow
Placement
Epiphyte
Type
Rhizome
pH
6.0–8.0
Hardness
2–18 dGH
Spread
4.7 in (12 cm)
Nutrient uptake
Water column
Growth region
Submersed or emersed
Difficulty
Medium
Family
Araceae
Origin
Cultivated form (tissue-culture selection, no wild range)

Overview

Anubias White Rose is a pale dwarf anubias that grows 5 to 10 cm tall. It suits the foreground of a nano or a small ledge on the hardscape. Glass Aqua suggests it for keepers who already grow the fussier anubias.

Did you know

Anubias White Rose is named for its shape as much as its color. Glass Aqua credits a second mutation that keeps the leaves small and stacks them into a tight crown like a rose.

Caring for Anubias White Rose

Glue Anubias White Rose to stone or wood, and keep the rhizome clear of the substrate. A tissue-culture cup arrives as a small, soft clump, and Buce Plant recommends CO2 while it adjusts.

Give it medium light, and add CO2 if you can. Too much light brings algae onto the pale leaves. It feeds from the water column, so dose a liquid fertilizer rather than relying on root tabs.

Expect about one new leaf every 3 to 4 weeks, so it rarely needs trimming. To propagate, cut the rhizome into pieces with several leaves each.

Good to know

Anubias White Rose is an aroid in the family Araceae, sold as Anubias barteri var. nana 'White Rose'. Its small leaves come fully white to cream, with no green. Snow White, as Glass Aqua sells it, starts nearly white and usually regains green marbling as it matures. The pale tissue carries little chlorophyll, so White Rose grows slower than green nana forms.

In the wild

Anubias White Rose is a cultivated form with no wild population. Shops sell it as a tissue-culture line of Anubias barteri var. nana, grown in sterile lab cups. It was already on sale in 2018, when keepers on a fish forum discussed it. Wild nana grows on rocks along shaded streams in Cameroon.

Common questions

Is Anubias White Rose a different species from Anubias barteri?

No. Anubias White Rose is a form of Anubias barteri. It reaches about 3.9 in (10 cm), against 13.8 in (35 cm) for the species. It wants medium light, where the species wants low. Added CO2 helps it, while the species grows well without. It also differs in difficulty and spread.

Does Anubias White Rose need to be planted in the substrate?

No. Anubias White Rose grows attached to rock or wood, so tie or glue the rhizome in place. If you plant its roots, keep the rhizome above the substrate, since a buried rhizome rots.

Does Anubias White Rose need CO2?

No, but it helps. Anubias White Rose can grow without injected CO2, and added CO2 makes it grow faster.

How much light does Anubias White Rose need?

Anubias White Rose wants medium light. A light sold for planted tanks covers it.

Does Anubias White Rose need root tabs?

No. Anubias White Rose feeds from the water, so a liquid fertilizer suits it better. Root tabs only help if its roots reach into the substrate.

How do you propagate Anubias White Rose?

Anubias White Rose propagates by rhizome division. Cut the rhizome into pieces with several leaves each, then tie or plant each piece.

How tall does Anubias White Rose grow?

Anubias White Rose grows to about 3.9 in (10 cm) tall. It grows slowly and rarely needs trimming.

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