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Native Grass

Started by Guest_jblaylock_* , Aug 24 2008 02:34 PM

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#1 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 24 August 2008 - 02:34 PM

Does anyone know where to get any native aquatic grasses?

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#2 Guest_drewish_*

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Posted 24 August 2008 - 02:38 PM

http://www.azgardens.com
http://www.floridadriftwood.com
http://www.thatpetplace.com

There are a bunch of others, but those are the ones I remember at the moment.

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#3 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 24 August 2008 - 02:57 PM

Thanks....my next question

Which are native grass plants????

edit
nevermind...that 1st website tells you......very nice

Edited by jblaylock, 24 August 2008 - 03:05 PM.

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#4 Guest_nativeplanter_*

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Posted 24 August 2008 - 05:19 PM

I can't think of any true aquatic native grasses. There are plenty that look like grass, but nothing in the grass farmily.

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#5 Guest_jblaylock_*

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Posted 25 August 2008 - 07:57 AM

Well, looking like grass is good enough for me. I have some native plants but everything I have are emerging plants that leaves grow on the surface. I'd like to get some greenery for underwater

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#6 Guest_nativeplanter_*

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Posted 25 August 2008 - 08:11 AM

Echinodorus tenellus "pygmy chain sword" may just do the trick, then. It spreads, so you don't have to buy much.

edit: I completely forgot about Eleocharis acicularis, E. parvula, and E. montevidensis. They are technically sedges, but very grassy looking. Common name is "hair grass". These do require relatively strong light, though.

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#7 Guest_mander_*

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Posted 25 August 2008 - 10:39 AM

Echinodorus tenellus "pygmy chain sword" may just do the trick, then. It spreads, so you don't have to buy much.

edit: I completely forgot about Eleocharis acicularis, E. parvula, and E. montevidensis. They are technically sedges, but very grassy looking. Common name is "hair grass". These do require relatively strong light, though.

LOL! Someone's nerdy Latin roots are showing! :biggrin:

I tease, but it's nice to have you around! :biggrin:

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#8 Guest_Newt_*

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Posted 25 August 2008 - 01:04 PM

Common names of aquatic plants are a mess; scientific names are much more reliable.

For example, 'Anacharis' can refer to plants in at least three different genera. If you buy an aquatic plant labeled 'grass' at the LFS, you could be getting one of the plants NP suggested, a naiad, a Sagittaria, a Vallisneria, or even a terrestrial plant like Liriope, Ophiopogon, or Pseudacorus; none of these is actually a grass.

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#9 Guest_jimjim_*

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Posted 25 August 2008 - 02:55 PM

There are several natural dwarf varieties of Sagittaria, Vallineria and the aforementioned ($.50 word) pygmy chain swords. Check around your local lakes. You'll recognize them as they grow from the bank right down into the water. Some varieties need lots of light, some less so. I believe they're found just about anywhere in the USA....Jim :cool2: