ACORUS GRAMINEUS, form variegatus
by Ron Finlayson
From the July 1999 issue of "The Daphnian", Boston Aquarium Society
Aquarticles ...
Acorus gramineus
COMMON NAME: Japanese Rush Plant
SYN: None
FAMILY: Araceae
RANGE: Asia; bogs in Japan
AQUASCAPE: A. gramineus var. pussilus and A. gramineus var. variegatus is a dwarf form suitable for foreground planting. A. gramineus var.
Acorus gramineus pusillus
This is the smaller of the Acorus species. This is not an easy plant to maintain in the aquarium for a long time. It needs good lighting and a fairly fine substrate with clay in it.
Acorus gramineus
Aglaonema modestum
Aglaonema simplex
Alisma gramineum
Alternanthera bettzichiana
Alternanthera lilacina
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera reineckii "rosaefolia"
Alternanthera sessilis
Ammannia gracilis ...
Acorus gramineus
Alternanthera ficoidea
Alternanthera reineckii
Alternanthera sessilis
Ammannia senegalensis
Anubias afzelii
Anubias barteri 'marble'
Anubias barteri v 'Angustifolia'
Anubias barteri v 'ekona'
Anubias barteri v. 'caladiifolia' ...
<< > > My bet would be Acorus gramineus v. pusillus. This is not a tru > though some folks have luck with it for a while... prefers coole > looks great in terrestrial bonsai plantings & would probably be > palludarium.
Fountain Plant - Ophiopogon japonicus
Hornwort - Ceratophylum demersum
Japanese Rush - Acorus gramineus
Water Milfoil - Myriophyllum Sp.
Water Primrose - Ludwigia repens
Water Wisteria - Hygrophila difformis ...
Japanese rush (Acorus gramineus) -- looks like mondo.
Brazil sword, Borneo swords (Spathiphyllum sp.). S. wallisii may be suitable for submersion according to Rataj.
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