Emergent Red Plants?

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xenxes

Discussion Starter · Sep 9, 2012

Can anyone recommend some emergent red plants for a wabikusa/terrarium setup?

L. glandulosa, "red," arcuata, star (repens x. arcuata), all turn green in emergent states, a little yellow-red but mostly green.

Something other than brown crypts.

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Axelrodi202

· #2 · Sep 9, 2012

Emersed Ludwigia senegalensis has a good amount of red if there's enough light.

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Seattle_Aquarist

· #3 · Sep 9, 2012 (Edited)

Hi xenxes,

Ludwigia sp. 'Red' stays rusty red in the emersed state.

Sorry for the poor quality pic; but the leaf color is accurate.

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Drema

· #4 · Sep 9, 2012

alternanthera rosaefolia! I have it in a high humidity terrarium, and it is wonderfully red-bronze with bright pink-red on the underside of the leaves. :

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=76132&page=4

picture of it in someone else's emersed set- up.

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xenxes

Discussion Starter · #5 · Sep 9, 2012

Seattle_Aquarist said:
Hi xenxes,

Ludwigia sp. 'Red' stays rusty red in the emersed state.

Sorry for the poor quality pic; but the leaf color is accurate.

Yea that's what mine look like too emersed, stems stay red but leaves go green. Actually my leaves are more yellow-green than that, I'll get a pic in a bit.

Underwater is drastically different (bottom left plant):

I have alternanthera rosaefolia, will try that, clippings are small atm. Thanks! I think in emersed states most of them need direct sunlight to go red. Shade isn't good enough.

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ThatGuyWithTheFish

· #6 · Sep 9, 2012

How did you get purple blyxa?

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aweeby

· #7 · Sep 9, 2012

Lindernia sp variegated goes baby pink in high light.

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HighDesert

· #8 · Sep 9, 2012

There are some mini horse nettles that grow wild here. I will look at them more closely the next time I see them. I know there are some larger ones here that grow quite red, but I've never noticed if the little ones do!

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spyke

· #9 · Sep 11, 2012

Drema said:
alternanthera rosaefolia! I have it in a high humidity terrarium, and it is wonderfully red-bronze with bright pink-red on the underside of the leaves. :

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=76132&page=4

picture of it in someone else's emersed set- up.

YUP! One of the best red emmersed plants out there. Most plants look nothing like their immersed for when grown out of water, mush less are they the same color. My vote is for telanthera.

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