Name that plant

[fjf888]

I think I bought Alternanthera reineckii at the aquarium store, but it wasn't marked as such. Just wanted to confirm

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd65 ... 3-1852.jpg

Thanks

[Cavan]

Ludwigia glandulosa. Easiest way to tell is the alternate leaves; A. reineckii has opposite.

[fjf888]

Thanks. It was called scarlet or violet hygro in the store. This one might be a good candidate for emersed growth.

Fred

[ingg]

What you see is emersed growth. Looks much different once it goes submersed.

[fjf888]

Anything I can do to help it along from its transition it from emersed to submersed state? It looks really red/purple in submersed form, I'd like not to kill it. It is going into a tank with 2x54 t5-ho lights with CO2. I got emersed gold nesea and that bit the dust relatively quickly.

I'll stick a couple stems in my emersed 10 gallon tank and see what it does.

[ingg]

Should just transition on its own.

It does NOt like to be shaded, fair warning.

Grows really well and densely in mineralized soil tanks, but I keep getting lazy and shading it out, heh.