Super red Blyxa japonica

[borneosucker]

Check out some of my Blyxa japonica turning red, so red I describe it as Super red Blyxa japonica

Sorry for the pics though, I took it with my handphone camera....regretted

enjoy...

Side view

Top view

Now compare the red blyxa with green ones growing on the right side

~Cheers

 

[Mortis]

Hey didnt know you were a member of this site too. Great looking blyxa BTW

 

[wearsbunnyslippers]

what are you doing to get it that red?

it looks awesome!

 

[borneosucker]

Hey didnt know you were a member of this site too. Great looking blyxa BTW

Hi Mortis...haha I was refer here by a friend name Kshitij, don't know if you know him ...he is from IAH as well

what are you doing to get it that red?

it looks awesome!

Thanks for the comment wearsbynnyslippers
I guess it was my high lighting that cause it to turn that red 8)

 

[Faijay]

Gives it such a different look!
Seems your glosso is turning as well

 

[borneosucker]

Gives it such a different look!
Seems your glosso is turning as well

Haha, you notice the glosso turning red too ehh?...yeap, some of them start turning red, near the base of the leaf. I cant get a good pic

 

[mr. luke]

Huge ammounts of iron dosing?

 

[borneosucker]

haha....I didn't do any dosing

 

[Themuleous]

Red in plants is normally sign of a lack of iron

 

[Fred Dulley]

Red in plants is normally sign of a lack of iron

LACK of iron? Really?

 

[viktorlantos]

Red in plants is normally sign of a lack of iron

This would be the opposite thing what for example ADA ECA is for.
Reddish hue usually happens with extra dosage and light as i experienced it.

But a different red color (not a healthy one) could happen with less light less nutrients?