tracytrout Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Can anyone help identify this triffid please? I've had this plant from about 3-4cms in height and am amazed at how quickly it's grown in 7 months but have never bothered identifying it, just appreciated it's beauty BUT now it's starting to grow out of the tank and has shot out a flower stalk so would like to identify it so I can see what the flowers will look like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Oops! Lets try that again :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 :bounce: Now I got it sussed...here's some more pics of plant and flower stalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 E Cordiflora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Thanks Navarre What does the E. stand for? Just did a google for E. Cordiflora and nothing matched my plant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Might not be quite right . Echindorus Cordiflora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Try marble queen sword Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I was going to say mouses ear :oops: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Are stems round or kind hexagional? Nav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Kinda hexagonal..definately not just round Have looked up Marbled Sword and Echindorus Cordiflora but neither of these..appreciate your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Try Echinodorus marble queen. It is a verigated form of Echinodorus cordifolius which used to be called E. radicans. One of the plants that are good in a large open topped tank otherwise all you see is stalks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Thanks Alan & Navarre Yes Alan, you're right, if I'd chopped the bottom and mid leaves off all I'd see would be stalks and I only took lids off tank because it got so high and wanted to see if it flowered....do you know if it flowers? And if I cut the emerged stalks off will tis stunt growth so I can put lids back on when weather is cooler? :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Just found this site which has photo's of Marbled Queen Swords and am almost certain this is the plant in my tank except in a pond it looks ugly but my plant I reckon is beaut lol :- http://www.ausyfish.com/marble_queen_sword.htm Doesn't say if it flowers though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Alanmin I should have just left it up to you mate....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 You've both been very helpful...THANKS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Yes, marble queen sword. Its identical to mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Navarre--we are all good at different things and that is why we are here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 The verigation is more marked on the emersed growth. Yes it will flower if left. I flowered mine before I decided it was a trifid and got rid of it. They are quite a nice looking plant in the juvenile stage but usully grow like yours before sending out flower spikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 THANKS AGAIN TO ALL WHO HELPED IDENTIFY THE TRIFFID Will see what the flowers are like when they bloom and post a picture before I decide what to do with this Marbled Queen Sword plant...probably just cut the new stems as they grow as I really like it as a central plant in my tank and helps with land claims with fish when they arrive lol Happy New Year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 When it produces a flower stem it will produce plants on there as well. Don't cut it, just remove the small plants when they have 1/2 dozen leaves and enough roots to be self supporting. As the plantlets mature they loosen on the stem and can be removed by gently bending them back towards the main plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 That will be why my big one hasn't flowered. Its 60cm tall and the stems with all the plantlets on them are up to another 120cm. They grow horizontally across my tank. I've been cutting and taking the plants of to replant. i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Wow! Thanks for that info Alan, will be fun to grow some more from the new plantlets or pass on to others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Wow! Thanks for that info Alan, will be fun to grow some more from the new plantlets or pass on to others I don't know if yours will be the same but my plantlets send out shoots at a much smaller size than the original plant. Only one of my originals grew huge, the others are still small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 If you plant the "pups" at the base of the "dam" then they tend to stay smaller. Competition for light all that stuff. If you move em away then they tend to get bigger. Light quality desnt tend to effect the growth rate ...poor light will kill em just like any other plant but high light does not keep em small either. HTH Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracytrout Posted January 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Yes it does help Navarre..Thanks! Your info answers why, when I planted 2 plants the same size at the same time, one is almost the same size as when it was planted and the other is a triffid I replanted the pup in my 3ft tank about 6-8 weeks ago and it's just started to take off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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