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Post by Ghazanfar Ghori »

I just started growing this plant and I must
say - I really like how it looks!
Had anyone grown this plant?

Someone was telling me its common to find it in
nurseries - is that true?
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PS: Kasellmann notes that it's got high tolerance
to salt.<edited><editID>Ghazanfar Ghori</editID><editDate>37969.9075925926</editDate></edited>
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Emersed growth pic here:
<u>http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P177438.HTM</u>
Pic of the flower
<u> http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.c ... nt_profile .cgi&symbol=SAVAP&photoID=sapa9_001_ahp.tif </u>
important profil info:
<u> http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.c ... nt_profile .cgi&symbol=SAVAP&photoID=safl10_001_avd.tif </u>
It is listed in:
New Hampshire:
    Samolus parviflorus Raf.
       false water pimpernell          Threat ened
Pennsylvania:
    Samolus parviflorus Raf.
       pineland pimpernel          Endang ered
Washington:
    Samolus parviflorus Raf.
       water-pimpernel          Sensit ive

Tropic, as I'm sure you know, has a little information on it as an aquarium plant.
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Post by Ghazanfar Ghori »

<a href="http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P177438.HTM " target="_blank">This</a> looks very similar to stuff I've seen growing
around these parts! If its indeed the same thing,
I'm getting a bunch of this! Sweet!
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Just don't pick it in PA.
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Post by arun »

saw your pic it was lovely send details about its availability
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Post by Ghazanfar Ghori »

Over here in the US, I hear its commonly available
in nurseries. It's also native so it should be
growing out there somewhere.
Besides that, Tropica sells it.
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Post by Jonathan Kalmes »

I remember that stuff... it's reasonably common here in Florida around the edges of swamps and some lakes. Unfortunately, it's the wrong time of year for it, so I doubt I can find any. I'd be interested to see what it does underwater.
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You're still down there?! Bring back some giant
hair grass.
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I have one batch of it already. I went collecting a couple of days ago and that's the only thing I got that I actually recognized (not sure if that's a good or a bad thing).

Hopefully I can get to one of the springs before I leave and get some more. The lakes here are quite murky and it's hard to find anything in water more than 2 feet deep. The springs are a lot more "visible".
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