I've been extremely curious about the Rice paddy Herb I've seen in grocery stores and how it would turn out in submerged tank with highlight CO2 and ferts.
So I went to the asian grocery store over the weekend and spent a $1 on a powerball lotto ticket, 2 scratchers and bag full Rice Paddy Herb, which cost me whopping $1.29.
I've been doing some research and on certain sites, limnophila aromatica or aka rice paddy herb was always used synonymously. Below is a photo of limnophila aromatica.
In my head I was thinking perhaps like ludwigia cuba, the emersed form vs the submerged form are two very different plants.
Emersed:
Submerged:
So I planted a couple of stems into my tank. Looks pretty unimpressive at the moment but I was hoping that this caterpillar would turn into a beautiful little butterfly.
However after a day or so and bit more research. The Rice paddy plant is a very very close relative of limnophila aromatic. Limnophila aromatica 'Corkscrew' or "wavy". It won't transform into nice pink hues and thin leaves but it does have it's own charm.
I had no luck turning this plant into the beautiful limnophila aromatica, but I did win $26 buck of my 2 scratchers! That's win in my book.
So I went to the asian grocery store over the weekend and spent a $1 on a powerball lotto ticket, 2 scratchers and bag full Rice Paddy Herb, which cost me whopping $1.29.
![20130518_210442_zpsdf5ac6cc.jpg](http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z195/ManFriend99/20130518_210442_zpsdf5ac6cc.jpg)
I've been doing some research and on certain sites, limnophila aromatica or aka rice paddy herb was always used synonymously. Below is a photo of limnophila aromatica.
![190_Limnophila_aromatica_Limnophila_aromatica.e.jpg](http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/images/plants/190_Limnophila_aromatica_Limnophila_aromatica.e.jpg)
In my head I was thinking perhaps like ludwigia cuba, the emersed form vs the submerged form are two very different plants.
Emersed:
![DSC03821.jpg](http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e321/bonifacelan/plant%20import%20april%202009/DSC03821.jpg)
Submerged:
![LudwigiaspCuba.jpg](http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/images/Onagraceae/LudwigiaspCuba.jpg)
So I planted a couple of stems into my tank. Looks pretty unimpressive at the moment but I was hoping that this caterpillar would turn into a beautiful little butterfly.
![20130519_130929_zps2a662ef0.jpg](http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z195/ManFriend99/20130519_130929_zps2a662ef0.jpg)
However after a day or so and bit more research. The Rice paddy plant is a very very close relative of limnophila aromatic. Limnophila aromatica 'Corkscrew' or "wavy". It won't transform into nice pink hues and thin leaves but it does have it's own charm.
![4211869370_c48e5e0ebe.jpg](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/4211869370_c48e5e0ebe.jpg)
I had no luck turning this plant into the beautiful limnophila aromatica, but I did win $26 buck of my 2 scratchers! That's win in my book.