Plants / Bulbs & Tubers
Bulbs & Tubers
Orchid lily
Barclaya longifolia Wall.
A water-lily relative from South-east Asia with long, wavy leaves (red form, or green form with a reddish underside), growing from a rhizome/tuber; needs warm water (24 °C or more) and lots of room.
Needs
Care levelModerate
LightMedium
CO₂Unknown
GrowthMedium
HeightUnknown
Temperature24–28 °C
WhereMiddle of the tank
Feeds throughRoots (use root tabs)
FamilyNymphaeaceae
Native toIndo-China to north-west Peninsular Malaysia (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaya, Andaman Islands)
How to keep it
- Substrate fertiliser helps
- Medium to high light
- Warm water, not under 24 °C
- Expect occasional rest phases: leaves die back, then regrow
- Cool tanks
- Snails (they hole the tender leaves)
- Small tanks (recommended from 250 litres)
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