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Propagation of Hornwort
Alright I know this is probably a simple answer, but I bought a hornwort
plant and it is large, probably over 2'. I was planning on clipping it and growing them into new plants. I heard any piece of stem will grow into a new plant. Is this true and are there any sort of restrictions to viable stem? -- Posted via CichlidFish.com http://www.cichlidfish.com/portal/forums |
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In message , GraffixPhreak
-DONTEMAIL writes Alright I know this is probably a simple answer, but I bought a hornwort plant and it is large, probably over 2'. I was planning on clipping it and growing them into new plants. I heard any piece of stem will grow into a new plant. Is this true and are there any sort of restrictions to viable stem? anything small enough to get stuck in your filter might be a problem. I've never come across the end of any piece of hornwort rotting, so in theory I imagine anything would grow. In practice I don't think I'd go smaller than an inch. I have to say my main problem with hormwort is _not_ propagating it. I think it have plans to take over the world, like a lanky, feathery version of duckweed. -- sophie www.freewebs.com/fishstuff (under construction. ish.) |
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sophiefishstuff wrote:
In message , GraffixPhreak -DONTEMAIL writes Alright I know this is probably a simple answer, but I bought a hornwort plant and it is large, probably over 2'. I was planning on clipping it and growing them into new plants. I heard any piece of stem will grow into a new plant. Is this true and are there any sort of restrictions to viable stem? anything small enough to get stuck in your filter might be a problem. I've never come across the end of any piece of hornwort rotting, so in theory I imagine anything would grow. In practice I don't think I'd go smaller than an inch. I have to say my main problem with hormwort is _not_ propagating it. I think it have plans to take over the world, like a lanky, feathery version of duckweed. Must be nice! The ends of my hornwort rot and drop leaflets almost as fast as the end grows. Wonder what I'm doing wrong? -- Elaine T __ http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__ rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com |
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Mine do the same thing with the ends. I would suggest cutting the hornwort
just above where it splits(mine tends to spiderweb out). If yours likes to grow in a straight piece you could just cut it up into 4x6" pieces and you will have a bunch of 2' pieces in no time. It's a great easy plant Peter "Elaine T" wrote in message ... sophiefishstuff wrote: In message , GraffixPhreak -DONTEMAIL writes Alright I know this is probably a simple answer, but I bought a hornwort plant and it is large, probably over 2'. I was planning on clipping it and growing them into new plants. I heard any piece of stem will grow into a new plant. Is this true and are there any sort of restrictions to viable stem? anything small enough to get stuck in your filter might be a problem. I've never come across the end of any piece of hornwort rotting, so in theory I imagine anything would grow. In practice I don't think I'd go smaller than an inch. I have to say my main problem with hormwort is _not_ propagating it. I think it have plans to take over the world, like a lanky, feathery version of duckweed. Must be nice! The ends of my hornwort rot and drop leaflets almost as fast as the end grows. Wonder what I'm doing wrong? -- Elaine T __ http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__ rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com |
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In message , Elaine T
writes sophiefishstuff wrote: In message , GraffixPhreak -DONTEMAIL writes Alright I know this is probably a simple answer, but I bought a hornwort plant and it is large, probably over 2'. I was planning on clipping it and growing them into new plants. I heard any piece of stem will grow into a new plant. Is this true and are there any sort of restrictions to viable stem? anything small enough to get stuck in your filter might be a problem. I've never come across the end of any piece of hornwort rotting, so in theory I imagine anything would grow. In practice I don't think I'd go smaller than an inch. I have to say my main problem with hormwort is _not_ propagating it. I think it have plans to take over the world, like a lanky, feathery version of duckweed. Must be nice! The ends of my hornwort rot and drop leaflets almost as fast as the end grows. Wonder what I'm doing wrong? I grow hornwort in entirely "wrong" environments. One tank is cold water & less than one watt per gallon (though it does get direct sunlight for a few hours a day - this is the UK, so that's occasionally pitiful! - and it grows thick and dark and lush and bushy; the other tank is 24 C and just over a watt per gallon and every week or so I have to take lots out. Any ends pushed into the gravel go a bit peculiar ("modified leaves", apparently) but they don't split or rot. Anything floating doesn't actually have "ends" anyway... -- sophie www.freewebs.com/fishstuff (under construction. ish.) |
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