The submersed new leaves are normally darker red and more enlogated than the emersed plant. Ample nutrients especially iron are important if the plant is to grow with its full colour. Iron rich liquid fertilizer and a rich substrate will benefit the plant. This plant tolerates fairly cool conditions and flowers profusely if the tempreture is high and and daylenght long.
Plantlets grow easily if they are separated from the flower stalk when they are rooted.
This is a fairly easy growing plant that needs a good amount of light and a fertile substrate. Plants grow large with many leaves, up to 50 centimetres. This is a fairly slow growing plant and is not to fussy with the conditions it will grow in. Although good light is needed to get good dark green leaves. This plant normally tries to grow out of the aquarium but can be kept aquatic by removing the new tall leaves, this seems to dwarf the next few leaves a bit.