colorful plantings

[Hez Yeux]

I want to make my tank all natural, no plastic plants. But, I also want something that has color to it, maybe something that flowers? Any suggestions? After I see what's out there i'll decide what kind of lighting is best. I've been to plantgeek.com and it seems like everything is green.

[reiverix]

If you want plants to flower you really need to have an open top aquarium. Anubias flowers underwater but that's the only one I know of, though I'm sure there must be more.

You can get plants in lots of various shades and mixes of green, red, pink, brown and some purple. Plantgeek is a great site but I don't think the plant database has been updated in a while. A google search should turn up lots of other types.

What kind of tank are you aiming for? Easy, moderate, time consuming :)

[Hez Yeux]

anything requiring an open top tank will not work (cats).
I was leaning toward an easier to moderate tank, but really want color. If more color demands more time, so-be-it.