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Re: Purple Waffle and Aluminum Plant






>Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 15:32:13 EDT
>From: BOLLING37 at aol_com
>Subject: Purple Waffle and Aluminum Plant
>
>Hello all,
>
>     My local Petsmart is now offering a plant called "Purple 
Waffle".  
>The undersides of each leaf are purple.  The main stem of the plant 
is 
>prickly,
>similar to Okra, tomatoes, etc, many terrestrial plants and 
vegetables.  
>Does anyone know the scientific name of this plant?  Is it aquatic?
>     I have also noticed "Aluminum Plants" available from time to 
time.  The 
>leaves
>of this plant have silvery patches of color near the center.  Does 
anyone have
>experience with either of these plants?
>
>Thanks,
>Andrew

Andrew,

Both these plants are terrestrial plants that can survive under water 
for a limited amount of time. This can vary from one to six months 
depending on your water parameters. I have finally come out of lurking 
to answer something I know about. Oh well, back to lurking, Ken

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