Help id plants please

[Monkey Magic]

Hi all i bought these two plants today one was listed as violet and the other purple and green one was listed as purple waffle but i know its not purple waffle, purple waffle has different shaped leaves and are crinkley can anyone fill me in

 

[Monkey Magic]

I think one might be an alternanthera reineckii but still not 100% certain

 

[Monkey Magic]

Anyone??

 

[BBradbury]

Your Plant Question

Hi all i bought these two plants today one was listed as violet and the other purple and green one was listed as purple waffle but i know its not purple waffle, purple waffle has different shaped leaves and are crinkley can anyone fill me in

Hello M...

The plants look to me like a couple of varieties of Hygrophila. The one on the left "corymbosa" and the other a type of "dwarf hygro".

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[aqua_chem]

They look like they're stem plants that have been grown emersed. That would make IDing them difficult until they transition into submerged growth.

 

[mohican]

The left looks a lot like reineckii and/or corymbosa, can't quite decide. The other pic, for me, is too hard to tell what I'm looking at, sorry.

 

[Monkey Magic]

The left looks a lot like reineckii and/or corymbosa, can't quite decide. The other pic, for me, is too hard to tell what I'm looking at, sorry.

Funny you should say that because when i search reineckii both of the plants come up however they are both different looking and leaves are different shapes hence my confusion about what is what. I also have green corymbosa in the tank and they just dont look like they could be one and the same. I think aqua_chem is on the money ill probably have to wait for the plants color to change then try and id them.

 

[aqua_chem]

Can you get us a better pic of them? I'm finding pictures of emersed alternanthera that looks like either picture.

 

[Monkey Magic]

Hope these are better i can take as many as you like so if these arent good just say the word

 

[aqua_chem]

Part of me wants to think that they're BOTH alternanthera, but grown in different conditions. We'll have to wait and see though.

 

[mohican]

So just to clear things up a little. How can one tell if a plant was grown emersed first? I know plants sort of change and aclimate to ur tank but this is like detective work. I keep forgetting to check my plant dictionary to help better.

 

[aqua_chem]

I don't know if there's a method to it, necessarily. Some get a glossy/greener look to them. For me it's mostly a "Have I ever seen anything like it?" type question. If no, it could very well be emersed.

That and many/most of the plants you buy in stores are grown emersed for convenience to the grower. Usually a decent bet that new plants are still in their emersed stage.

 

[Monkey Magic]

I was alao told that if you know what type of plant it is and if it suddenly starts grow roots then thats also a good indicator