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Re: Wavelov plant




James Capelle wrote, Wed., Oct 1:

>I picked a fern that was called Waveluv at the Rainbowfish 97.    The
>bottom half of the plant looks like a Java fern, the top looks like a
>plant from the Hygrophile group was put there.  Any idea of where it
>came from or a sci. name for it?

This is probably Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov', named after the owner of
Tropica Aquarium Plants, Denmark.  It is a variety where the leaf splits a
number of times at the tip to give an unusual bushy appearance.

Paul Krombholz in Jackson, Mississippi with pleasant fall weather.