On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:55:13 GMT, flupke
wrote:

Hi,

i have both Alternathera Reineckii and Alternathera Rosaefolia .
Now 1 of these, i think it's Reineckii grows to the top of my tank
so it's at least 65 cm's (25'').

At first the leaves where based at gravel level but as it started
growing, the stems grew long and the leaves base remained about the
same so now the most i see is large stems

Can i just cut a portion of the stems away and replant them?

How can i prune them so i can plant more of these? Can i just
cut some of the top and plant this?

Does this work for both types of plants, Reineckii & Rosaefolia ?

Thanks

I don't know about your plant, but I had an Annubia that grew to the
top of its 10 gallon tank. I hated to do anything because it was
great looking and a novelty. However it was pushing out of the water,
so I finally cut the stem. I planted the top part in a 29 gallon tank
and its now half way to the top of that tank. The bottom half in the
10 gallon tank is still quite healthy, but has not formed a new stem,
just lots of leaves.

dick