The plants usually grow as emersed, creeping stems during the dry seasonduring which they tend to produce pinkish flowers at the leaf nodes. During the wet season, the rising water level usually submerges the plants for several months during which they grow in their more familiar, aquatic form.B. monnieriis one of the most common stem plants in the hobby, with its popularity stemming from its ease of growth and unique foliage.B. monnieriis one of the easiest stem plants to grow, as it makes very few demands on the hobbyist other than bright lighting (2 watts per gallon or more). If lighting is not intense enough, the lower portions of this plant tend to rot.
Ernakulam, Kerala, India 
