cees Posted June 12, 2002 Report Share Posted June 12, 2002 I'm posting this for Derek Just back from his fishroom. One of his crypts produced a flower and we took a picture. Cryptocoryne cordata can we start a trend here (hint hint) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 12, 2002 Report Share Posted June 12, 2002 And a beautiful flower it is too I assume you want our photos of aquatic plants in general and not just flowers? It certainly adds to the plant survey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cees Posted June 12, 2002 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2002 I assume you want our photos of aquatic plants in general and not just flowers? It certainly adds to the plant survey. Nope, Original photos of plants in flower in New Zealand. Provide date/location/owner. 1) helps with identification of what's really in this country 2) as a challenge In the days when I was still more active with the UHAS we played with the idea of a plant growing registration similar to the fish breeding registration. Points awarded for propagating plants. Flowers would score a good bonus point. I'm not sure if it ever got of the ground though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clothahump Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 I have got a couple of pics of the Madagascan Lace plant in flower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 25, 2002 Report Share Posted June 25, 2002 Beautiful pic Clothahump. I must have kept them on and off for twenty years or more and never seen one flower. Any secrets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted June 27, 2002 Report Share Posted June 27, 2002 Cees said... > One of his crypts produced a flower and we took a picture. Mmm... you've got to love aroids. Most of the big scary ones I grow are not aquatic unfortunately. I have flowered a couple of Crypts in the past but don't currently have any. However, I intend to get back into them once I get settled into the new house. Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted June 27, 2002 Report Share Posted June 27, 2002 Andrew, let me know if you want some crypts. I'm sure I can spare one or two plants of a few species to get you started again. It pays to spread them around, you never know when you may lose a species. Fish are hard enough, it's even harder to track down some of the rarer plants at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajbroome Posted June 27, 2002 Report Share Posted June 27, 2002 Derek said... > ... let me know if you want some crypts. I'm sure I can spare > one or two plants of a few species to get you started again. Thanks for that. I'll be sure to be in touch once I've got things sorted out. Probably wont be until closer to the end of the year... Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted June 28, 2002 Report Share Posted June 28, 2002 Cool Pics. I'd like to keep this plant myself, but there doesn't seem to be any in NZ. I've been waiting about 4 years for someone to import the plant but ... Have put my name down on the list for the plant at many fish shops in the country. Never had a reply - ever. Doesn't anyone want to sell it? Does anyone else know where to get this plant in NZ? Too hard to import some myself (and cost too much - don't want some that much!) especially once MAF gets in the way with quarantine regs. As Pegasus says, spill the beans, - how did you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 29, 2002 Report Share Posted June 29, 2002 Hi Warren, Almost missed your one liner down the bottom of your post As Pegasus says, spill the beans, - how did you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted June 29, 2002 Report Share Posted June 29, 2002 Hi Bill, The plant isn't on the restricted list, but no-one seems interested in bringing it in. Heaps of TFS's have promised to get the plant for me, but to date every single one has been a slacker. I haven't checked the Aponogeton fenestralis, but the plant I've been after is the Aponogeton madagascariensis (could be the same plant). I wish we had happy days in NZ. Maybe of TFS and importers suffer from small country syndrome??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 Hi Warren, Geez... I have to get some up to date books :oops: Like I've mentioned many times, my books are pretty dated, and it does seem as though the plant has had a name change. I haven't checked the Aponogeton fenestralis, but the plant I've been after is the Aponogeton madagascariensis (could be the same plant). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 FYI Bill, I have a book here called A Manual of Aquarium Plants by Shirley Aquatics Ltd. Monkspath, Shirley, Solihull, England. Copyrighted 21st Feb. 1964. It describes Aponogeton fenestralis as "a fabulous lace leaf plant from Madagascar". It lists 10 different Aponogetons but the Madagascariensis is not one of them so I think the chances of it being the same plant with a different name are quite high eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clothahump Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 A couple more for you Guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 30, 2002 Report Share Posted June 30, 2002 Hi again Clothahump, Speechless.... Absolutely amazing, :) And not only that, the pics are good too Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 Stop posting those photo's - I'm turning green! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 Are you sure you are not just getting too much sunlight? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 i got home tonight, did my usual look in the tank... and here's a stem from my Aponogeton crispus shooting up towards the top of the tank! it's another flower! it first flowered about two months ago (maybe 6 week's) but being too keen to see it grow every day, i missed out (and totally forgot) to take any pictures these are only taken from my cellphone, so they're not the best quality.. but you can still kinda make it out :lol: from top of the tank: from the front: the last flower grew about 12inches long, pure white and smelt lovely, it later grew 6 seed's from it which are still growing in my tank only time will tell how much will come from this one! will keep posted on progress of flowering etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cees Posted December 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 great. Keep them coming. If you get a really clear, good photo of the actual flower (if there is any) I'd like to include in the plant survey. btw I fixed the link in the first post in this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clothahump Posted December 26, 2004 Report Share Posted December 26, 2004 Fingers crossed you get loads of seeds as I hear the Crispus may be added to the CITES list of endangered species due to over collection in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 still only a photo with my phone, but you can still see it okay. flower is giving off a nice smell now will ask the inlaw's to use there digital camera when it comes through abit more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 To fertilize the flower. make a little floating ring and draw the flower back under the water. This releases the pollen and it floats on the surface. On releasing the flower, it is then covered by the released pollen. You can cross other "heads" this way as well. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 ahh thank's for that info alan, my tank's lid isnt very far from the top of the water, last time the flower kept growing under the water (kept getting longer) and i think that's how it polinated it's self. but i will try this also thistime around, would like to get a few more seed's from this one would it help the flower/seeds grow more/larger if i threw a fertilizer tap into the roots of the crispus? i fert'd them about 10 or so days ago.. so it should have kicked in but would another tap hurt the plant/tank? oh and i use Sera: Florenette A (iron/minerals) and Flore plus (macro nutrients) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted December 27, 2004 Report Share Posted December 27, 2004 seems to be growing fine as it is Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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