Mark von Wisco Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 I recently found out that new plantlets will grow at the stem end of leaves that break off the plant. I was doing some plant trimming, and broke some leaves off the stem when I replaned them. I threw the leaves into my scud culture and happened to notice today that all the leave had plantlets on the stem ends. What you see in the photo is just over two weeks worth of growth. This looks to be a great way to quickly propagate a lot of plants. I'm going to plant them in one of my newer aquariums tonight. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 On 12/16/2021 at 8:19 PM, Mark von Wisco said: I recently found out that new plantlets will grow at the stem end of leaves that break off the plant. I was doing some plant trimming, and broke some leaves off the stem when I replaned them. I threw the leaves into my scud culture and happened to notice today that all the leave had plantlets on the stem ends. What you see in the photo is just over two weeks worth of growth. This looks to be a great way to quickly propagate a lot of plants. I'm going to plant them in one of my newer aquariums tonight. Wisteria is a phenomenal plant. We think of it as our “spirit plant” because we propagate it everywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Water Wisteria is a Hygrophilia (hygrophilia difformis). You’ll have fun looking out for other hygros too. Here’s one in our discus tank. Maybe polysperma or corymbosa… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark von Wisco Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 On 12/17/2021 at 5:43 AM, Fish Folk said: Wisteria is a phenomenal plant. We think of it as our “spirit plant” because we propagate it everywhere. These are some great looking tanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark von Wisco Posted December 18, 2021 Author Share Posted December 18, 2021 On 12/17/2021 at 5:52 AM, Fish Folk said: Water Wisteria is a Hygrophilia (hygrophilia difformis). You’ll have fun looking out for other hygros too. Here’s one in our discus tank. Maybe polysperma or corymbosa… I agree 100% on Hygrophilas being great plants. In addition to H. difformis, I also have H. polysperma, H. angustifolia Willow, and an H. corymbosa. I've forgotten which variety of corymbosa. I know that I bought at my local Petco from the tube plans section. Those discus are gorgeous BTW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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