Nesaea pedicellata is native to West Africa and has yellowish green colored leaves with brown stems. Nesaea pedicellata 'Golden' was discovered as a variegated sport of Nesaea pedicellata. After growing and selecting the stems, a solid gold form was identified and named Nesaea pedicellata 'Golden'. Unlike its parent, Nesaea pedicellata 'Golden' is extremely eye-catching with bright gold leaves and a hot pink stem.
Nesaea pedicellata is native to West Africa and is relatively easy to grow in an aquarium. It tolerates both hard or soft water and prefers a temperature between 70 and 78 degrees. It prefers medium to high lighting and a nutritious substrate. N. pedicellata 'Golden' shares these characteristics which make it a nice colorful addition to any aquarium. There are very few gold-colored plants in the aquarium trade so the addition of Nesaea pedicellata 'Gold' will help aqua scapers around the world to add more color and diversity to their planted aquaria.
