phoenix44 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 mine is finally doing it split leaf job. :bounce: little fuzzy roots are sprouting out of the leaves as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkles Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 my javas have just started doing that, i was amazed, never seen a plant do anything like it. When i bought them they were really manky with one or two leaves each, chopped in half, so i'm stocked to see all the new bits growing. Can you pull them off and plant them seperatly once they grow a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 is yours tropica, the normal or windelov? I have windelov as well - that is picking up too thankfully. This plant has characteristic poseidon trident shaped leaves. those are branching off. they automatically detach once they are old and big enough - then float away and attach them selves to something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 no ask blue and kim TROPICA JAVA has never been in the country and MAF will come after you :roll: well thats what they told me on tm anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 That doesn't look like tropica. There are some good pictures in Mrs Googles cupboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 TROPICA JAVA has never been in the country and MAF will come after you :roll: well thats what they told me on tm anyway it is on the list. well.. that's what they say it is. hmm. i shall have to re visit the list and see what i ordered in. alan - could you please show me the real tropica. Im new to java ferns and the different types have me confused. windelov is frilled java fern yes? so what is tropica? and then what is what I have? - the poseidon trident leaf one. and then what is the normal one? many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 The one you have there P44 is the same as all the ones I have. Nothing special about it. I suggest you go back to the supplier and ask why they sold as tropica! Here is some pics and a link to tropica website product card http://www.tropica.com/productcard_1.asp?id=008E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 many thanks! now i will get some of that :lol: but what do i have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I don't think tropica is in the country. Tropica also have a patent on it so you cannot sell it without being licenced to tropica. Yours looks like the normal pteropus. As I understand it there is the normal, phillippine, narrow and windelov (frilled). Try a google search, there are some good pics. There are no pics on the tropica site at the moment but older ones will come up on google. None on plantgeek either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I know someone that use to import stuff from tropica themselves many moons ago, so does this mean the stuff they got in ages ago is no longer allowed here? even if they have the paperwork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 I have never seen it available here and don't believe it is in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 well what Tropica did was pretty ingenious. they applied for, and were granted a species protection - effectively a patent on the plant. hmm. well if it comes here then ill let you guys know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 I spoke with my friend and he did have it "licenced"by tropica 14-16 years ago. he use to import a lot of plants from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 so there is a narrow chance that it is still here then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 well what Tropica did was pretty ingenious. they applied for, and were granted a species protection - effectively a patent on the plant. hmm. well if it comes here then ill let you guys know. Not bad for something that was probably a sport off a normal old java fern! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Like a lot of things--It is knowing that you have something that is different and commercial. A bit like the tradesman that charges 10 cents for the part and $20 for knowing where to put it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzyJeff Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 is yours tropica, the normal or windelov? I have windelov as well - that is picking up too thankfully. This plant has characteristic poseidon trident shaped leaves. those are branching off. they automatically detach once they are old and big enough - then float away and attach them selves to something. Wow! Really? I was so gutted when mine grew these scruffy looking leaves and roots at the end of the main leaves. I thought it made the plant look manky! Funny... how long will it take for the "baby" to leave home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 dunno how long it will take. I dont know a lot about java ferns to be honest. they don't like as much light as I am willing to give them :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I read somewhere that the harder the water the more light they need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Every time I do a water change and tank-tidy I run my fingers through the java ferns and tear the babies away from the mummy plants! Then I throw them out in the compost! :lol: They really do make the plants look untidy. If anyone wants all the babies they can handle and is willing to pick them up, you can have them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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