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Re: I stand corrected!

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: Re: I stand corrected!
From: "Marshall F. Wilkinson" <wilkinso at acs_ucalgary.ca>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 97 9:33:09 MDT
In-Reply-To: <199710140748.DAA06220 at acme_actwin.com>; from "Aquatic Plants Digest" at Oct 14, 1997 3:48 am


Mr Experience (Me) said: 
> > My experience with the large sword plants is to trim the roots. It
> > seems radical but cutting back the root stimulates new root growth.
> > Ive done this on 2 occassions with good results.  On a more banal
> > nomenclature thread, these plants have root systems not rhizomes.

George said: 
> Some echinodorus seem to have rhizomes.  At least, that's what I call
> the thick tuber from which the plant grows.  E. hormemanii seems to
> have this characteristic.  
>  
Thanks for educating me George. It's abundantly obvious that I
have never grown an E. hormemannii. After I recover from my pink
flush I just might go and buy one these!

Your humble student

Marshall Wilkinson
Calgary Alberta

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