Help In Identifying Mystery Plant

Over the weekend, I set up and aquascaped my tank, ready to cycle and stock up. I have a small variety of plants, including Vallis, Elodea Densa, Amazon Swords, red and green varieties of Cryptocoryne Wendtii, Hydrocotyle Leucocephala and Green Umbrella Fern. I also have a plant that I bought from my LFS that I can't seem to identify anywhere, and I've scoured the web and my reference books with no results. (Stupidly, I asked the LFS assistant about ease of keeping, rather than plant names, so I didn't catch anything he may have said about it.) The plant is rooted on a piece of bogwood, and looks like tall, stiff grass, with white-edged green leaves. Does anyone know what this is, and if there are any special requirements for it?

Sounds strange to me, if you could post a pic that would help.

Sam

Sounds like white ribbon to me. Not a true Aqautic plant. The roots are supposed to be in water while everything else is out.

Sounds non aquatic.

Captain Neon said:

The plant is rooted on a piece of bogwood, and looks like tall, stiff grass, with white-edged green leaves. Does anyone know what this is, and if there are any special requirements for it?

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It sounds like a non-aquatic at first, the "stiff, white-edged" is a strong indicator there, but the fact it is rooted on bogwood suggests otherwise.

As mentioned a photo would help.

Here goes.. apologies for the poor image quality. This is the best shot I could get, and show the roots in the bogwood, and most of the plant. You can also make out the heater/thermostat, which is nearby and in the way of the camera! The plant is about 26cm tall, and 12cm below the waterline.

Acorus sp. Semi-aquatic, will last a few months at best.

Thanks for your help, George. It seems to be liking it in the tank so far, so I'll keep tabs on it and move it if it shows any signs of dying off.