duck lettuce

[hwchoy]

has anyone seen this plant anywhere before? the duck lettuce Ottelia alismoides should make a fantastic centre piece. And here the plant growing in a pool

[juggler]

Nice plant! Reminds me of the clownfish hiding place.
I can imagine the Rams trying to use one of the whorls as a cave.

[wahboy]

hello choy,

i used to grow ottelia alismoides. it is an annual plant. i.e it matures, flowers, sets seed and dies within a year. it produces white flowers with yellow centres. when the flower is ferilised, it curls underwater and matures underwater. the ripe fruits will burst underwater and release the tiny seeds.

my plants that i bought are all dead but i can see many plantlets sprouting all around my substrate now. if they managed to grow large enough, i will give you one of them.

LFS sells it. i got mine from the taiwan lady. it is called shui3 che1 qian2 in Mandarin.

Hope this helps.

Wayne Wah

[hwchoy]

Hi Wayne, thanx for the offer man! let me know if they grow up