Red sagittaria? Plant ID help needed

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rajah_22

Discussion Starter · Mar 23, 2014

I picked up a plant that looks a lot like dwarf sagittaria - similar size and it puts out runners with new plantlets. Only thing is it has red markings on it and some leaves are mostly red. Any thoughts? I'm guessing it's a different Sagittaria species.

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JMN16150

· #2 · Mar 23, 2014

It could possibly be a young vallisneria tiger

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rajah_22

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 23, 2014

Interesting. The leaves look similar but this has been putting out lots of runners while its only about three inches tall. Seems too short for Valisneria. I'm not ruling it out though.

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HybridHerp

· #4 · Mar 23, 2014

I'm thinking young tiger val as well

I'm noticing that tiger val likes to stay smaller than regular val

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rajah_22

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 23, 2014

Hmmm... interesting. Is tiger val a common plant? Haven't seen one before and can't seem to find many images or information online.

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JMN16150

· #6 · Mar 24, 2014

It's actually more common than you think

It's one of those common plants that aren't really posted like Ludwigia palustris for example.

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Kehy

· #7 · Mar 24, 2014

I've had vals that randomly decide to be short in one tank (even with decent lighting), and 2' tall in another

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rajah_22

Discussion Starter · #8 · Mar 24, 2014

Good to know. I will have to see if it gets tall in my tank. I kind of like it as a foreground plant.

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