Eriocaulon

FrannyB · Post by **FrannyB** » Wed May 07, 2008 6:52 am

Does anyone have these plants?! Eriocaulon sp. â€œMato Grossoâ€

Post by **krisw** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:18 am

Eriocaulon setaceum is often in our auctions as Eriocaulon sp. 'Type 3'. I suppose we ought to start labeling it with the correct scientific name. *cough, Jeff*

Ben Belton · Post by **Ben Belton** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:34 am

I may be thinking of a different plant, but I want to say the Eriocaulon cinereum does not stay small and cute like that for long. It gets vegetative stalks in it or something. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Jeff120 · Post by **Jeff120** » Wed May 07, 2008 7:59 am

Its a different plant, type 3 has a large crown and leaves then the setaceum

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:00 am

Ben Belton wrote:I may be thinking of a different plant, but I want to say the Eriocaulon cinereum does not stay small and cute like that for long. It gets vegetative stalks in it or something. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Yes, it will send up flower stalks submersed.

Franny - These aren't easy plants to keep. Soft water is an absolute must. Eriocaulon cinerium and Tonina fluviatilis are good ones to start with as they seem to be more forgiving than some other species.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:01 am

krisw wrote:Eriocaulon setaceum is often in our auctions as Eriocaulon sp. 'Type 3'. I suppose we ought to start labeling it with the correct scientific name. *cough, Jeff*

'Type 3' is a variety of seteceum yes, but it is different in that the diameter of the stems can be 3"-4" wide. Regular seteceum is only about 1"-2" wide.

Post by **krisw** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:06 am

Thanks guys! Learn something new every day. I thought they were the same.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:22 am

Jeff ninja posted on me. Didn't mean to harp on ya!

Jeff120 · Post by **Jeff120** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:01 pm

When the Eriocaulon cinereum isnt flowering its a beautiful plant. Here is a photo of one of mine. The stalks get real long then eventually die. I have heard that plantlets will grow on the end of the stalks but never experienced it myself.

Here you can see the start of the stalks, see the ones behind nice and clean looking

Here is a better shot at how tall they get. Erio. cinereum is in the midground

I have also heard that to keep this plant from flowering is to shade it or lower light. I recently shaded it and it still flowered in my tank

FrannyB · Post by **FrannyB** » Wed May 07, 2008 1:31 pm

Hot plant nontheless. Still looking for Eriocaulon cinerium and Tonina fluviatilis.

Beautiful tank and wonderful exposure Jeff.

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