What is this!??!?!

[hcourts]

What is this plant??? I bought it today at my lfs...

 

[tiger terror]

It looks to be a crypt..just keep an eye on your thread&you should get a positive id...also hard to tell for sure while still in the bag...

 

[Aquatic_Adam]

You may need to take a picture of it out of the bag, or planted in your tank. It looks like possibly a Melon Sword.

Also, just for the future, you may want to research the plants before you buy them. I think you lucked out here because that plant seems to be fully aquatic. But most LFS and Chain Stores have the bad tendency to keep semi to non aquatic plants and sell them. And if you put those in your tank, they will decompose and throw off your tank! Just food for thought

 

[paytertot]

I can't tell yet but one of the green leaves looks like a face peeking out from behind another leaf. Haha

I agree, give us a few more pics, like some in your tank, so we can get a better look.

 

[hcourts]

It is a hemigraphis exotica purple waffle plant. Acanthaceae. She told me what is was but I just wanted to make sure she knew what she was talking about. I have never seen one. It's in a bunch. Here it is in my tank.

 

[paytertot]

hemigraphis exotica? That's a terrarium plant.

 

[Aquatic_Adam]

If that is true, you may wanna remove it and pot it most (all but one I believe) are not plants that grow submersed.

 

[hcourts]

This is what I found...why would I need to remove it it says it's fully aquatic and she had it planted...in a bunch...

 

[hcourts]

So if it's terrarium it shouldn't be in there?!?! Sorry I am alittle new at plants

 

[hcourts]

Yep that sucker is coming out

 

[hcourts]

Thank the Lord it was only two bucks!!!

 

[Aquatic_Adam]

It's a beautiful plant! You can pot it and it should grow nicely

 

[CorallineAlgae]

It's a beautiful plant! You can pot it and it should grow nicely

Now I want one. Looks nice in a pot.

 

[hcourts]

It is really pretty

 

[Aquatic_Adam]

http://www.floridaaquatic.com/aquarium_plant_hemigraphis_exotica.html

Be aware that since this has been aquatic for awhile, it may have some leaf die off until it gets used to terrarium living

 

[hcourts]

Thanks predfan!! I pulled it out... I will have to find me some more stuff with color