Re: non-aroid question

From: Dean Sliger deanslgr at juno.com> on 2000.08.20 at 16:40:19(5298) On Sun, 20 Aug 2000 01:27:46 -0500 (CDT) "Julius Boos" writes: > Looks to ME like they are being grown under too 'stressful', +More > unnatural > conditions with not enough nutrients in the water! They do NOT > grow in > fountains with rushing, clear water. I agree. It also looks like the plants are anchored or something to keep them in that spot. Otherwise in that situation it looks like they'd just bob up and down with the waterfall. These are floating plants; if they have to be anchored to stay in place that's they're way of saying, "We'd prefer to be elsewhere." ;-) Also, I see the petioles are really long and thin, and the plants generally lanky. These are recently purchased, right? They look like plants that have been growing indoors -- such as a nursery or aquarium store -- for a while. It could just be that they're sunburned. Even water hyacinths need a period of "hardening off" when taken from indoors before being placed in full sun. Dean

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