So far I have received the H Vesuvius, Buce Catherine mini, Buce mini Black Carpet and Buce Red Mini. The latter were all "in vitro" pots, but not Tropica, and these are all now in the tank so I thought I would try and take some close ups.
Firstly for fans of Louis the greyhound who used to "pretend" to be camera shy yet would end up in nearly every shot................meet Pearl the Jack Russell (with a tail) puppy. She is 5 months old and not at all camera shy although she bounces around all over the place in order to outfox a camera's focusing ability:
And on to the plants. Quite impressed with them really. TBH I wasn't really aware just how small some of these Buce leaves are but they are pretty little things. There are several little pebbles of each of the 3 variants spread across the foreground so not just 1 of each.
First off is "Catherine mini." These leaves are 1.5 to 2.5cm long. Pictures of all these Buces are pretty much the colour seen by the naked eye (on my screen.) Focus isn't ideal because the autofocus tends not to ignore the glass, so I have to judge how far behind the glass the plant is, click the autofocus, and then move forward that little distance.
Next is the "Black carpet mini." These are quite compact and messy. Leaves are about 1cm long. Not sure if they will spread out as they grow but they are all like this at the moment:
And finally the "Red mini." This plant is quite an upright variant so not sure if it will spread that much width wise to be a carpet. Very pretty though. Leaves are about half a cm long:
Firstly for fans of Louis the greyhound who used to "pretend" to be camera shy yet would end up in nearly every shot................meet Pearl the Jack Russell (with a tail) puppy. She is 5 months old and not at all camera shy although she bounces around all over the place in order to outfox a camera's focusing ability:
And on to the plants. Quite impressed with them really. TBH I wasn't really aware just how small some of these Buce leaves are but they are pretty little things. There are several little pebbles of each of the 3 variants spread across the foreground so not just 1 of each.
First off is "Catherine mini." These leaves are 1.5 to 2.5cm long. Pictures of all these Buces are pretty much the colour seen by the naked eye (on my screen.) Focus isn't ideal because the autofocus tends not to ignore the glass, so I have to judge how far behind the glass the plant is, click the autofocus, and then move forward that little distance.
Next is the "Black carpet mini." These are quite compact and messy. Leaves are about 1cm long. Not sure if they will spread out as they grow but they are all like this at the moment:
And finally the "Red mini." This plant is quite an upright variant so not sure if it will spread that much width wise to be a carpet. Very pretty though. Leaves are about half a cm long:
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