Rather than make myself look an idiot on another forum i thought i would make an idiot of myself here where people know me lol......what is a riparium? looks like half water half land but i thought that was a paludarium!!
ripariums - riverbank aquascapingThe whole concept of a riparium is that you are simulating the bank of a riverbed or pond, without actually creating any physical dry ground (that would be a paludarium). So you get to grow your aquatic plants emersed in hanging planters, which means they grow much faster. Not only that, but aquatic plants often have very different forms when grown emersed, which means you often get completely different leaf shapes, growth patterns, and even flowers!
On another forum that i am a member on i saw 4 or so people setting one up in a couple of threads so not that rare reallyRipariums are a very rare way of growing plants....I have only ever seen one. seen loads of paludariums. although I have had plants grow out of the water I would never say I had a riparium..there are people out there (I dont know where, like I said rare...special people) who devote there life and all the time they have to these. Its very interesting...but the work and maintenance seemed way too much for me.
cool:clap:I think i might try one