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Are these monsters really Brazilian swords?

Progen

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As with most of my plants and those not sold in specialist shops, I got these for slightly more than USD1 for each piece of driftwood with two plants tied.

This is actually my dogs' drinking pool and there's goldfish, mollies and Siamese algae eaters inside. Not fertilized of course with no water changes although the water used for topping up is always treated with API Stress Coat. They've been using this pool for like 8 months now.

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Hi all,
As with most of my plants and those not sold in specialist shops, I got these for slightly more than USD1 for each piece of driftwood with two plants tied.

This is actually my dogs' drinking pool and there's goldfish, mollies and Siamese algae eaters inside. Not fertilized of course with no water changes although the water used for topping up is always treated with API Stress Coat. They've been using this pool for like 8 months now.

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I'm pretty sure that they aren't an Echinodorus species. The big central vein, and the way the leaf unrolls, doesn't look right at all for a Sword plant.

The way the leaf unfurls look more like a Maranta or Calathea, but without a flower it is just guess work.

cheers Darrel
 
Now that's the tough part because they've had flowering stalks pop up lots of times only to melt away.
 
Defenitely not an Echinodorus species.
Being so obvious happy to grow in water, and by the look of leaves d colour - I'd say some kind of Spatiphyllum specis (or cultivar, there are plenty ).
These plants actually often apreciate growing on a piece of wood, roots totally submerged. They often attach quite strong to such wood. If they are Spathiphyllum, they will really not apreciate much direct sunlight.
Dying off of flowers is a bit strange, though - Spathiphyllum are usually very reliable to healthy flowering.
 
Thx. Darrel.
Memories - memories .....:rolleyes:
I had just SOOOO many of those growing in "difficult areas" when I maintained a Zoo exibition. They literally can't die..........:):nailbiting:
 
Bloody hell! And they're selling these in
aquariums!

I'll try to get some shots of the rhizome later.

From what I've observed, not liking direct sunlight is for sure but they do appreciate lots of light because the one I have indoors, while having cleaner and greener looking leaves, has not grown much for the past 6 - 7 months although I do open the curtain daily to let some sunlight in.
 
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Looking at this photo, is it possible that i actually have two different types of plants?
 
I really hate the local nurseries. They can grow stuff so well but have no bloody idea what the plants are called and in turn, neither do the buyers.
 
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Now I'm no Mr Botanical here so you'll have to pardon my amazement at how these viney weeds had developed roots to sap some of that rich water which my dogs drink.
 
That's weird because I've seen lots of tendrils on those parts which are not on soil but never roots.
 
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Just noticed this today. One of the fan shaped leafed monsters has finally flowered so what the hell is it???
 
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"Sensation". Now this does look like what I have except that mine's been in water all along.
 
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