Time series of Lobelia cardinalis ‘Dwarf’ (bright green, left side, midground) and replanted tops of Ludwigia palustris mini ‘Super Red’ (dark red, left side, background) Lobelia cardinalis ‘Dwarf’ is very similar in appearance to Lobelia cardinalis ‘Wavy’ with round, bright green submerged-form leaves. The main difference is supposed to be in the maximum height of […]
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After spending some time thinking about how to deal with the top-heavy mature form of Lobelia cardinalis ‘Wavy’ even after a very aggressive trimming, I decided to pull it out and replace it with a (hopefully) smaller form: Lobelia cardinalis ‘Dwarf’. There are still challenges with aquatic plant supplies so when I got notified by […]
Read more →Time lapse sequence following major aquarium plant trim About a month ago I revised the layout of some of the aquarium plants. I didn’t like the look of all the stemmy/rooty bits of the Lobelia showing up against the front wall of the aquarium so I planted a row of dwarf Cryptocorynes in front to […]
Read more →Now that the plant is settled in and well-established (19-Dec-2020) it’s at 17 cm and while the tops are still attractive, it has an exposed bare understory layer with plentiful “aerial” roots – at least that’s what they’d be called if the plant weren’t underwater – that are somewhat unsightly. I’m not sure what to […]
Read more →Lobelia cardinalis ‘Wavy’ – fantastic smaller midground plant! I picked up Lobelia cardinalis ‘Wavy’ to replace the echinodorus radicans that used to be in this foreground spot since the echinodorus was way too big! The lobelia has been a brilliant addition. The emersed growth form of this plant is loosely spaced darker green purple-tinged leaves […]
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