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A brand new Eriocaulon from Thailand promises to be one of the most exciting dwarf Erios in the hobby. The new plant is called Eriocaulon “Ban Ba Wa” after the region of Sakon Nakhon in the Northeast of Thailand where this petite Erio was discovered. Eriocaulon “Ban Ba Wa” is a miniature species which reaches [...]

Tonina Style planted aquariums is a new style of aquatic gardening which we have been studying for a little while now. The concept of “Tonina Style” is sort of a “Super Dutch” approach to growing certain aquatic plants, especially the Eriocaulon, Tonina and Syngonanthus species which are collectively known as Star Plants or Hoshi-kusa (Japanese [...]