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Henk Hugo
12-02-2009, 10:15
Hey guys,

I found these two plants at the whole sales guys this morning... any one know what they are?

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o34/henkhugo/IMG_0176.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o34/henkhugo/IMG_0177.jpg


note it grows might bigger than the stem plant cuttings...

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o34/henkhugo/IMG_0178.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o34/henkhugo/IMG_0180.jpg
Andre
12-02-2009, 10:21
First one could be Eichhornia diversifolia
Second one looks like Hydrocotyle leucocephala
Henk Hugo
12-02-2009, 10:25
Thanks andre - not sure one the 2nd one. some of those leaves are like 5 or 6 cm across
solex69
12-02-2009, 10:36
I'm not so sure about pic 1; will have to research when i get time

Pic 2 is either leucocephala or the verticillia
Dolphin
12-02-2009, 11:21
Which country did these come from?
Henk Hugo
12-02-2009, 11:24
these came from a plant farm in the Guateng region somewhere
Scaly
12-02-2009, 11:26
I have the bottom one in one of my tanks, it takes forever to grow...
LiftCrazy*
12-02-2009, 11:38
Ahhhh yesss, i've seen this plant before... definitley of the common garden variety :p
Henk Hugo
12-02-2009, 11:45
hahahahaha. not my fault you bought acorus for R20 a small plant if you can buy it for R25 for a huge plant at the nursery :D
LiftCrazy*
12-02-2009, 11:48
:tongue:
TheDiplomat
12-02-2009, 15:26
The top picture looks like that damn plant that keeps popping up in my garden...
http://i687.photobucket.com/albums/vv239/TheDiplomat_Photos/Resemblance.jpg

LOL!
Henk Hugo
12-02-2009, 16:33
hahahahaha.... no....
city bowl
13-02-2009, 07:01
:egg:I think the first one is most likely Eusteralis stellata.
I think Andre is right about the second.:congrats:
solex69
13-02-2009, 07:29
Hi

I don't think the 2nd plant is hydroctyle leucocephala...I saw it last night up close and all the leaves has individual stems, and the leaves are slightly too big to be the leucocephala (well at least compared to the ones I've grown and seen in other tanks as). It appears to be the hydroctyle verticillata as the leaves grow to 30cm in length and 3cm in width

Cheers
Dale
city bowl
13-02-2009, 08:06
Verticillata has round leaves very much like a Nasturtium, these are indented and have a more pronounced scalloped edge to them which is why I think it is Hydroctyle leucocephala.
solex69
13-02-2009, 08:19
I see what you mean Gerald....good points raised.
The leucocephala however grows different to what the picture illustrates. Or should I rather say that the leucocephala I have looks different to Henk's plant and matches the images that I've done research on.

:confused: Ok, now I'm confused :confused:
Help pls :)

Cheers
Dale
Andre
13-02-2009, 08:25
It could be emersed growth.
city bowl
13-02-2009, 08:26
If it has just come in then I'm sure it's emersed growth.