jude Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Can anyone id these plants for me? All except the ones in pots are stem plants that I keep pruning and planting. I would love to know the names so I can find out how big they grow and where to plant em! Some I was told the name of and have forgotten and some I never knew If the photos here are too small you can see bigger ones at http://photobucket.com/albums/v474/judeNZ/ One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 Here is what I think the name of the plants are: Red hygrophila, Red sawtooth, Hygrophila perensis, Giant Babytears Green Scarlet Leaf, Hygrophila difformas, Cherry Leaf, Rubra Hygrophila polysperma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 The plants I named are in the order of the larger photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 I can't ID all of the plants at the moment but #2 Ludwigia peruensis (Red Ludwigia), #7 one of the Bacopa genus, probably Bacopa caroliniana (giant baby tears), #8 Hygrophila polysperma (usually just called Polysperma), #9 Hygrophila difformis (Water wisteria) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 The hygrophila difformis is kind of cool, it will grow out of the water at which point the leaves change form and become solid rather than fingery. If you cut the stem and plant these solid-leaf bits back under water the new leaves transform themselves to being feathery again. You sometimes see the emersed (solid) form sold in the pet stores. Fully submerged of course . This is how I first got hold of some and it was a bit of a surprise when it first changed. Made positive identification easy though, difformis = two forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cees Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 cross check with the fnzas plant survey http://www.fnzas.org.nz/plant-survey.0.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted November 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Thanks everyone. I have been using the plant index and also tropica and pauls aquaria but sometimes the pictures just look so similar ......... and I have 'old lady' eyesight ........ :lol: :lol: I'm gradually getting them all worked out though and am grateful for the help Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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