Riparium plant ID

**lauraleellbp** · 11-06-2009, 03:42 AM

You mean my journal over on TFH? http://forums.tfhmagazine.com/viewto...p?f=82&t=26299

I was thinking that I saw a plant a lot like this in Bolivia... but I'm not sure I have any pics... but if that's what you thought of, maybe I do...?

hydrophyte · 11-06-2009, 03:59 AM

Hey thanks!

Crazygar · 11-06-2009, 04:26 AM

Laura, they could be Arenga engleri or Rhapis, Lady Palm that we saw all around in Bolivia...

Gary

**lauraleellbp** · 11-06-2009, 05:01 AM

I just went through all your pics, my pics, and Barry's Bolivia pics, Gary, but I don't think we got any of this plant- and I'd swear they were growing along the paths around the El Prado cabin.

Plus I think they're in the plant nursery at Home Depot, too... I'm gonna have to find them now.

**Hoppy** · 11-06-2009, 11:19 PM

Bambusa ventricosa 'Kimmei'
Common Name: Kimmei Buddha Belly

Maximum Height: 55 feet, 30-40 feet average
Container Height: 10 to 15 ft?
Diameter: 1.5 - 2 inches

My little 10 gallon tank might be a bit small for this, but the 65 gallon tank?

Seriously, would it really be possible to dwarf such a monster by any technique at all? The "buddha belly" stem is so interesting it would be worth it.

hydrophyte · 11-06-2009, 11:42 PM

Look what I got with "Buddha belly bamboo bonsai" (say that ten times fast!)...

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/pre...4/25106954.JPG

Several of the first pages that I found for that plant were in reference to using it as bonsai--it seems that it responds well to bonsai training, and supposedly it can grow in the water too.

**Hoppy** · 11-07-2009, 05:02 AM

Wow! Are we ready for a new type of planted tank - the bonsai tank? A bonsai riparium? Does this mean I now need to spend a few hours a day learning to do bonsai? Oh well....why not?

davemonkey · 11-07-2009, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoppy

Wow! Are we ready for a new type of planted tank - the bonsai tank? A bonsai riparium? Does this mean I now need to spend a few hours a day learning to do bonsai? Oh well....why not?

That sounds like a great idea, Hoppy! Bonsai is not as hard as it looks, just takes a lot of time. I've seen some tanks at the zoo with bonsai-esque Ficus benjamina that looked really neat.

11-06-2009, 03:42 AM	#16 (permalink)
lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 11,728	You mean my journal over on TFH? http://forums.tfhmagazine.com/viewto...p?f=82&t=26299 I was thinking that I saw a plant a lot like this in Bolivia... but I'm not sure I have any pics... but if that's what you thought of, maybe I do...? __________________ Laura Lee's tank Journals: At Work-10 gal Shrimpy Crypt Jungle, 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank (in progress), At Home- 46 gal Low Tech Planted (in progress), 90 gal New World Community August 2009 Fishing trip in the Amazon; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin (in progress)

11-06-2009, 03:59 AM	#17 (permalink)
hydrophyte Sponsor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 1,743	Hey thanks! __________________ Hydrophyte

11-06-2009, 04:26 AM	#18 (permalink)
Crazygar Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Humboldt SK, Canada Posts: 5	Laura, they could be Arenga engleri or Rhapis, Lady Palm that we saw all around in Bolivia... Gary __________________ "A Citizen of Canuckistan"

11-06-2009, 05:01 AM	#19 (permalink)
lauraleellbp Fresh Fish Freak (View User Tanks) PTrader: (53/100%) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 11,728	I just went through all your pics, my pics, and Barry's Bolivia pics, Gary, but I don't think we got any of this plant- and I'd swear they were growing along the paths around the El Prado cabin. Plus I think they're in the plant nursery at Home Depot, too... I'm gonna have to find them now. __________________ Laura Lee's tank Journals: At Work-10 gal Shrimpy Crypt Jungle, 29 gal Planted Tetra Tank (in progress), At Home- 46 gal Low Tech Planted (in progress), 90 gal New World Community August 2009 Fishing trip in the Amazon; my Journal of 10 days in Bolivia along the Rio San Martin (in progress)

11-06-2009, 11:19 PM	#20 (permalink)
Hoppy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (22/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,683	Bambusa ventricosa 'Kimmei' Common Name: Kimmei Buddha Belly Maximum Height: 55 feet, 30-40 feet average Container Height: 10 to 15 ft? Diameter: 1.5 - 2 inches My little 10 gallon tank might be a bit small for this, but the 65 gallon tank? Seriously, would it really be possible to dwarf such a monster by any technique at all? The "buddha belly" stem is so interesting it would be worth it. __________________ Hoppy

11-06-2009, 11:42 PM	#21 (permalink)
hydrophyte Sponsor (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 1,743	Look what I got with "Buddha belly bamboo bonsai" (say that ten times fast!)... http://www.dkimages.com/discover/pre...4/25106954.JPG Several of the first pages that I found for that plant were in reference to using it as bonsai--it seems that it responds well to bonsai training, and supposedly it can grow in the water too. __________________ Hydrophyte

11-07-2009, 05:02 AM	#22 (permalink)
Hoppy Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (22/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 5,683	Wow! Are we ready for a new type of planted tank - the bonsai tank? A bonsai riparium? Does this mean I now need to spend a few hours a day learning to do bonsai? Oh well....why not? __________________ Hoppy

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