Re: [RML] Australian hygro?

Danny (reklaw01 at bigpond.com)
Sun, 26 Nov 2000 19:52:47 +1030

Is the plant guru (in Townsville) raising both varieties?
who is the plant Guru in QLD????????????
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Lange <gwlange at stlnet.com>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Sunday, 26 November 2000 3:19
Subject: Re: [RML] Australian hygro?

>I took a look at Rhonda's webpage and I <think> I have to agree that it's
>not Hygrophila augustifolia. (I'm not a plant dude and have to depend on
>the books). I had some emersed pictures that I took for a wholesaler here
a
>few years ago but sent all of the extras on to the AGA. At the AGA
>conference I was the successful bidder on a plant from Dave Gomberg. I'm
>relying on his expertise to know what plant is what. The common name
>"willow grass" fits it well. Mine has some red leaves but a lot of the
>leaves that are now growing out are green. (probably due to lower light
and
>no extra CO2). If you have the Dennerle book there is a picture of the
>emersed form pg 96. The leaves are about twice as wide and very thickish
>though compared to the submersed form (that I have).
>
>Dave, do these plants keep these characteristics when you bring them home
>into your aquaria (long thin red versus broad green leaves)? I'm just
>wondering if one gets more light, (clear versus murky water?) which
produces
>more reds or if something in the substrate changes their looks. Broad
green
>leaves also sounds more like the emersed variety. Does the plant grow out
>of the water at both sites? Do they look quite different too? If they do
>then I guess that's another plant that we have to try and get over to the
>US. Is the plant guru (in Townsville) raising both varieties?
>
>gary lange
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave & Robyn Wilson <rwilson at octa4.net.au>
>To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
>Date: Thursday, November 23, 2000 4:22 PM
>Subject: Re: [RML] Australian hygro?
>
>
>Rhonda,
>
>The Hygrophila species that grows in and around the wetlands in the
>Northern Territory is Hygrophila angustifolia.
>The same species has different forms when you get it from different creeks
>and rivers. An example is the one in the Howard River has long thin
>red/brown leaves and the one from the Mary River floodplain has broader
>green leaves.
>
>Cheers
>Dave Wilson
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>>A long time ago, like a couple years, I asked about this plant and I
>>think it was Bruce who knew what it was. Well I thought I'd saved the
>>message and now I took a photo of some and want to put it on my web page
>>but can't find the name. Anyway does someone know what the real name of
>>Australian Hygro is?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rhonda
>>--
>>http://naturalaquariums.com
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