O Ring of Green Roses
Florettes of floating oasis
Elegant swans of poise and serenity
between water and sky
a city of Emerald,
where fairies dwell..
This is my many stages of water lettuce.
There was a period where all my water lettuce turned yellow & died.
Sort of a kind of virus or something.
Then later, they seemed to thrive more & more.
Hard keeping them in control as not to pollute the water or overcrowded.
Notes:
Need good sun but not necessary direct sun.
Don't do well indoors.
You will know by the florette.
If its too flat, light green or turning yellow - not enough sun (or light)
The best is when dark green and rose shaped.
nice water lettuce man, where can i get this plant around kl? any idea?
ReplyDeleteHi, you can check out around Pasar Road area where there are few aquarium shops, alternatively you can also check in some nurseries where they sell waterplants - you can also get it in Sungai Buloh where they sell lots & lots of plants in that area.
ReplyDeletethanks bro!
ReplyDeleteI just checked out your water lettuce pictures! They're magical. I'm going to start a very small terrarium and I've read about using these plants; water lettuce, taro, water hyacinth, duck weed, fairy moss. Do you have any suggestions about the plants I ought to use or how I should care for them? The vessel is only about the size of a small fish bowl.
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Naomi, RI
Naomi,
ReplyDeleteWater lettuce is great if place them in semi-sun or full sun but they don't do well at all indoors or full shade.
And you cannot mix water lettuce with others if you are planning to keep them in a small bowl.
If the water lettuce suffers, it will start to shed all of its roots and pollute the water.
Regardless,
they are very hardy and they will tend to put lots of runners and you have to maintain them by removing most of the plantlets.
Good luck!
hello Mr. james,
ReplyDeleteyou water lettuce are so beautiful, i had a good collection while i was in india, but i cant find any here in Dubai though i very badly want some here. Also please advise if they can sutvive on plain water if i bring them here ??
thanks
reena
Dubai
Reena - Water Lettuce can survive well in plain water but they need good sunlight to semi-shaded light to thrive.
ReplyDeleteWhen they lack good lighting - they tend to go light green to yellow and flatten the leaves instead of giving that dark green rosy glow.
Good luck.
Hi,
ReplyDeletedo you know where to get water lettuce seedlings/plant in Selangor?
CVS
hi CVS,
ReplyDeleteWater lettuce is very common. Try to check with any nursery around your area. Even Aquarium Fish pet shops sells them.
Or else do visit Sg. Buloh nursery area. You cannot miss the plant.