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Corn Plant -- resists dying underwater for months.
When planted in dirt, Dracena sanderiana grows taller than you.
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Ditto the dark green version, D. borenquensis.
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Dracena compacta, called pineapple plant because it looks like a
bromeliad.
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Purple Waffle or Red Crinkle might last a month under water.
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In a garden border, it also makes a great contrasting plant.
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Still, they make pretty temp plants.
Jesse Plourde, June 18, 2008
This is for the Purple Waffle plant on
your site. It's just to tell you that they are actually not bog plants.
They are actually real aquatic plants as every time I buy some, they
survive from 2 to 4 years in my tank.
A: Your experience is certainly better than mine. I
find they live longer out of the water than in the water. Still, I'm
adding your report to my page. LA
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White Arrowhead lasts some four plus months under water.
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In good soil it grows like a weed on dry land -- ditto in flower pots.
Nephthytis comes in several shades.
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Aluminum plants sort of grow underwater -- leaves already falling off.
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As a land plant, aluminum plant grows like a weed.
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Some anubius species grow quite large. They grow best in terrariums
rather than underwater. Slow grower -- not a beginner plant. This
one is
about 15 inches tall.
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Same plant six weeks later -- not a fast grower
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Still slow growing, this specie's about four inches tall.
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Anchored to a rock, this little anubias is 18 months old.
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At least a year's worth of growth here. Anubias grows slowly.
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Borneo fern has stems and roots that feel like wire.
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Bella palms grow several feet high in hotel lobbies.
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Variegated Japanese fans (Acoris) do much better at the edge of ponds.
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Crotons come in a real variety of looks.
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Bi-color bichetti in the water.
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You can call it spider plant or airplane plant or bi-color bichetti.
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Brasilian sword under water.
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Call it Brasilian sword, peace lily, or spathophyllum.
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Variegated mondo grass
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Mondo grass.
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Dwarf mondo grass
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Dwarf mondo grass
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Pothos growing up a 30-foot limestone wall.
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Philodendrons growing up a tree.
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