Mine flower fairly regularly low tech, although it is usually when the leaves have become emersed. I think they benefit from some benign neglect.This is no CO2, no ferts, and no artificial light for months, which is why i was surprised
I think the plant that flowers for me is a large leaved form.I've never seen flowering in small leaf Anubias
The water itself can carry pollen between submerged flowers.[/QUOTE][QUOTE="tiger15, post: 573804, member: 17191"
Just wonder why do they waste energy to flower underwater as I am not aware of the existence of underwater pollinators?
I assume there is some physiological trigger that initiates flowering in Anubias. In the wild the trigger would indicate that the plant is emersed, or likely to become emersed fairly soon.Just wonder why do they waste energy to flower underwater as I am not aware of the existence of underwater pollinators?
Hi all, I assume there is some physiological trigger that initiates flowering in Anubias. In the wild the trigger would indicate that the plant is emersed, or likely to become emersed fairly soon.
Have a look at:
From @zanguli-ya-zamba's <"DR Congo Expedition to underwater garden lake Fwa">.
cheers Darrel
Anubias are defenitely insect pollinated......... but there are plants using water for pollination, and most of us have one of them in our tanks: Vallisneria!! Have a close look at the banana-shaped female flower at the end of the long, curled, flexible stem, sometimes occuring. It floats at surface-tension, right in the surface. The male flowers occur submerged, as little, yellow sacs at the base of the plant. These will open, letting pollen float to the surface, riding on surface-tension and with a little luck landing on the stigma of the female flower ...... and voila: we have a pollination (you just have to admire nature!!!)The shape of the flower is insect pollinated. Wind pollinated flowers are inconspicuous. I’ve never heard of water pollinated flowersThe water itself can carry pollen between submerged flowers.