pride Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 I just purchased a plant from a LFS labelled as giant hygrophilia. On inspecting the plant in the bag after leaving the shop I notice the plant has no roots, only stems? Have I been ripped off or will this grow by planting the stalks? I have no idea about plants so any help will be much appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ant Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 They should be fine mate, i know other hygrophilia is extremely hardy and is very prolific, so you shouldn't have a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevkoi Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 They're stem plants. The come as cuttings and grow very rapidly. If you have enough light and fertiliser, u will be cutting back this plant regularly and the cuttings can be stuck back into the gravel to grow. Giant hygro is usually sold in shops as an emersed grown cutting. Once you bring it home and grow it submersed (ie underwater), the leaf shape and leaf colour changes to a more slender shape and a lime green colour. Very nice plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 thanks guys, now planted in the tank and looking good for a cheap plant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 With the right lighting hygro variants can look fantastic, particularly the red hygro. The only problem being of course that if you dont have sufficient lighting and iron levels it tends to go green. I looked up giant hygrophilia in the aquarium plants encyclopedia I had laying around and here is some info for you on your newly acquired flora: Scientific Name: Hygrophilia corymbosa Synonym: Nomaphilia Stricta Origin: India, Indonesia. Maximum Height: 50cm Growth Rate: Medium to Fast Best area for aquascaping: Background to midground Light: Moderate to Bright Temperature: 20-28 degrees celcius Propogation: From cuttings and side shoots Difficulty: Beginner. Here are some exerts from the extended description: ".... tolerant of a wide range of aquarium conditions, but may not do well in softer water" "... it is not fussy about substrates or quality" "..... the plant can be grouped, allow at least 5-6cm between shoots" "..... if the leaves areyellow, add more iron or C02" "..... can be kept in cooler water" There you go mate. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 Cheers BlakeyBoyR for that, great bit of info there. Looks like I might be doing a fair bit of pruning in the near future if it takes off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeyBoyR Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 For sure, it gets bushy AND tall. 50cm is pretty big in a tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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