Apongeton turning purple...

[blazeyreef]

well my aponegeton is turning purple on the underside of it...im just making sure that this is a good thing right? because all the aponegeton I have ever had has been gree/brown/yellow but that was when my lighting was crap...so just making sure...tia

 

[dapellegrini]

What kind of apon is it? I have not seen mine go purple. Do you have a pic?

** EDIT **

Saw it in your other post... Not sure, but it doesn't look unhappy...

** EDIT AGAIN **

Just looked at some of mine and one of them seems to have purplish leaves kinda like that. Only new leaves though, that aren't fully developed.

 

[blazeyreef]

well mine are fully developed...I have no clue what kind as its just the kind from walmart bulbs ( I would love to have some "real" apong...but have never been able to find any...)

Thanks for the reply!

 

[zenkatydid]

that looks like the same one i have - A. elongatus, or possibly A. crispus, though it doesn't seem to be rippled enough. mine is a bright green, though it is still young. that said, i can't imagine it would be a deficiency. i think if any of my plants turned purple i would be pleased

 

[Apocalypse_Gold]

I think it may be a symptom of age. I have the same bulbs. It was all green when it was younger but is almost all purplish/brown now (after 3+ years). The leaves are very thin, almost translucent. It is growing well and is doing better than my much younger one.

 

[Ant0ni081]

oooo nice, deficiency of some kind? if not, whatever, still looks gorgeous

thanks for the show n pics

Ant

 

[BillD]

If it produces shoots with little plantlets instead of floweres, it is A. undulatus, which tends to be browny purple/green.