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Mystery Aponogeton
- To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
- Subject: Mystery Aponogeton
- From: Steven Bach <moof1138 at mac_com>
- Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 11:29:06 -0500
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I recently got and planted a bunch of Apon. bulbs. Most were standard
Apons (crispus, ulvaceus, etc.), but one bulb did not look like a furry
little egg, but rather looked like a hunk of tuber. The plant that came
out of it quickly sprouted a lot of little leaves shaped like capital
Ys, the leaves quickly grew to about six inches long on fairly short
stalks. Some of the leaves have not grown much and are still little
Ys. The grown leaves do not have the typical Apon. leaf shape, but look
more like a Tiger Lotus, sort of (pardon the analogy) shaped like a Star
Trek emblem. The first ten or so leaves stayed submersed with fairly
short stalks, and were light green and a little bit ruffled. The last
few stalks have gone up to the surface where the leaves float, are
smooth, red-tinted, and are smaller. It is a really nice plant, but I
have no idea what it is. Anyone have any idea what species this is?
Thanks,
SMB