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fishheads1999
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Post by fishheads1999 »

Anyone raising this plant? Common name? Info?
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Ben Belton
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I could be wrong but I believe the common name is Penny wort. As far as raising it, I believe it is one of the easier plants to grow. No big demands. It grows in bright light when I have seen it in nature so it might require good light, but that's usually not critical with most plants as long as you have an average amount of light.

Here is a great pic I took at the Tom Barr plant fest last year. Ricky Cain went out and bought a $$$ camera. The credit all goes to the camera and not my ability.

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I think this is the right plant you are talking about. I could be wrong <img border="0" src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0">
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Ghazanfar Ghori
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Post by Ghazanfar Ghori »

That actually looks like H. verticillata - but
penny wort is much easier to grow. It's difficult to
keep down and it makes its way up to the surface
quite rapidy. A good beginner plant - hard to
aquascape with though.
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