plant id please

[Martin in Holland]

I keep finding plants here, this one is in my tank now for a few weeks and seems to like it, it was growing in a little stream in the city, could be that someone just put it in there. It was growing fully submersed and not even close to the surface and not this red but plane green.

 

[flygja]

The leaves are a little jaggy, which is a characteristic of Limnophilas. Not sure what sp though.

 

[ourmanflint]

As above it does look like a Limnophila species possibly aromatica

 

[greenmac75]

looks a bit like my rotala rotundifolia

 

[JayZH]

rotala rotundifolia, definlty not L. aromatica as I have both plants.

 

[tim]

Don't think that's R/ rotundifolia, a limnophilia sp definite possibility due to the the leaf edges, but I'd imagine you'd need to grow it emersed and see it flower for a positive Id.

 

[Martin in Holland]

I think it's a real under water plant as it was growing in a stream and it could easily grow out of the water in places where it was close to the edges, but it didn't. The stream was very slow and I do mean very slow streaming, it was hard to see any movement at all.

 

[Martin in Holland]

I've tried to grow it emersed or even get it to grow out of the water with the plant still in the tank....it doesn't like that at all. I'm letting in grow now and see if it wants to show me some flowers in the (near) future.
Would like to know the name of this plant. I haven't seen it before and it doesn't look like Rotala or L. aromatica (I have/had both plants in the same tank).

 

[Martin in Holland]

anybody ?

 

[Mick.Dk]

Both Limn. and Rot. exibit species, that are quite difficult to "get on land". Myr.s can be even harder......
- one trick is to use oldest parts of stem - totally defoliage - plant deep, only 1cm. above soil - and wait for new growth. This will be adapted.
- another trick is to limit space - put some kind of fine net around the plant - let it grow on and "jam the space" - wait for it to force itself above surface, doing new growth. This will be adapted.
After that, you let the adapted parts grow bigger and then take cuttings to produce a potted plant for flowering.
.........simple as that (but it takes time 😉 )