missphnx

I got this from my lfs and, sure enough, when I got home I promptly forgot the name of the plant. Here is a couple of pictures. One picture is just a mass of it. The other is a couple of sprigs planted in front of an aluminum plant. the camera couldn't capture the vibrant reddish-purple that they are....miniscule amounts of green in them.
Does anyone know what this is?


Oh, and does anyone know what the heck and aluminum plant is? That is what the lfs had them marked as, but I can't find any info on them. It is the green one with the white veins in the picture.

Thank you,
Steph

[img]I got this from my lfs and, sure enough, when I got home I promptly forgot the name of the plant. Here is a couple of pictures. One picture is just a mass of it. The other is a couple of sprigs planted in front of an aluminum plant. the camera couldn't capture the vibrant reddish-purple that they are....miniscule amounts of green in them.
Does anyone know what this is?


Oh, and does anyone know what the heck and aluminum plant is? That is what the lfs had them marked as, but I can't find any info on them. It is the green one with the white veins in the picture.

Thank you,
Steph

tsunami

I'm sorry to tell you this, but both of the plants you purchased are terrestrials. They will die if grown underwater. Instead, they would make excellent little terrarium plants.

Carlos

IUnknown

Yeah, this happened to me to. Saw the coolest looking plant at the LFS and when I brought it back found out that it didn't belong in a tank.

Moss

Hi. The green plant looks like a Fittonia argyronanta. I had a few. They died; I'm sorry to say they're not aquatic. They will survive in terrariums.
Check out this blacklist:
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Regards.

missphnx

Aww man! That is a serious bummer! I am so mad. Do you think I should take them back to the lfs? Assuming they would take them back. They were selling them as submersed aquatic plants.

Steve Pituch

Yes, I would try to take them back. They may not know anything about plants. Did they actually recommend them? They may have assumed you knew what you were buying. I definitely know the Aluminum plant is non aquatic. Why don't you print this page out and show it to them. That way you have documentation backing up what you will be telling them.

Steve Pituch

missphnx

Yes, I will do that. Thank you guys. They were so pretty too! Ah well...

dennis

Ok, check this out. When I was first starting in the hobby, before I found these some of hte forums, I didi the same thing. Bought some plants that I later learned were terrestial. I did not get upset witht hte lfs because I figured either they don't know, or figured I did. When I said something about it later, the lady (lfs owned by her and here husband)told me that a lot of people buy the not true aquatic plants because the look nicer and last longer. When they die people just come and buy more.

Here is something I discovered about those types of plants. If they have not been submersed for more than a few weeks you can get the to adapt to be regular house plants if you slowly take away the water and them keep them moist for a bit longer. Put them in a vase so that just the leaves are above water then let the water evaporate over time. Keep the rroots moist and plant in a good mousture holding soil. If the palnt starts to wilt while you are doing this, try spraying it as often as possible till it adjusts.

bms

I just bought this from my LFS... I specifically asked if the plant was aquatic and they said yes... so I can easily take it back and get my money if it isn't a true "aquatic".

Here is a link to the picture.

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...php?pic_id=232

I hope I wasn't scammed

tsunami

What a pretty Calathea, Benicio. That is the most terrestrial of terrestrial plants.

Once had one as a large houseplant.

Carlos