| Notes: | Aponogeton madagascariensis is without comparison among the oddest plants in ouraquaria. Instead of normal mesophyll, a lattice full ofholes develops and this makes the plant a rarity in every botanical garden or collection of water plants. However, Aponogeton madagascariensis is a very difficult plant to growand should be kept as a proud solitary plant only inspecialised aquaria. It requires a nutrient and calcarious substrate with frequent water replacement because it tends to loose the older leaves in 'oldwater'. Also, Aponogeton madagascariensis prefers diffused indirect light as it comes from shady banks and brooks with no direct sunshine. In allcircumstances this is a very diffucul plant to culturealso because the many different varieties require quite different environmental conditions. Nowadays, Aponogetonmadagascariensis is also produced from tissuecultures. |