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Great New Plants from Plant Delights

A box arrived today with an order from Plants Delights Nursery Inc. (external link). What great plants they sent! Plant Delights never disappoints.

<em>Bletilla striata</em> 'Kuchibeni'

Bletilla striata 'Kuchibeni'

<em>Colocasia fallax 'Silver Dollar'

Colocasia fallax 'Silver Dollar'

<em>Dichromena latifolia</em>

Dichromena latifolia

<em>Juncus effusus</em> 'Curly Wurly'

Juncus effusus 'Curly Wurly'

<em>Kosteletzkya virginica</em> 'Immaculate'

Kosteletzkya virginica 'Immaculate'

<em>Rhexia virginica</em>

Rhexia virginica

<em>Spiranthes cernua</em> var. odorata

Spiranthes cernua var. odorata

I’m really excited to try these out. These are all known as wetland/wet soil plants, but the most important variable in assessing their suitability for riparium culture will be their respective dormancy requirements. I know that Colocasia fallax requires a short, cool dormancy period, but some of these other selections might require extended periods of cold quiescence, which might be more difficult to accommodate.

Posted in Orchids in a Fishtank?, Other Plants.

By Hydrophyte – April 18, 2009

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  1. Richard Smith says

    How did these end up faring? I hope that they all managed to flourish.

    July 25, 2009, 2:36 pm
  2. Hydrophyte says

    Richard,

    Good to hear from you. I still have all of these. Some have grown better than others. The Dichromena has done well and even flowered.

    I hope to post updates on all of these in a couple of weeks.

    July 25, 2009, 7:11 pm



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