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My emersed experiments....

pietert

pietert

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Just wanted to show some emersed growth I've been playing with... Just natural sunlight, and on pond soil.

Hydrocotyle Leucocephala

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Hemianthus Callitrichoides

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Hemianthus Micranthemoides

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Cryptocoryne sp.

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Real fun to watch the tiny flowers of the HC. Haven't got a pic from those.
 
The plants adapted to emersed conditions very well. There is a lack of sunlight and it has been cold. The window they are in is facing the east so they catch a couple of hours sunlight per day. The ADA soil is a lot more esthetically pleasing than pond soil:thumbup:
 
and this is why I started growing my aquatic plants emersed. To get a crypto I had in my tank for over 25 years to flower, so I could identify it. I put this crypto in a plastic bottle as a simple greenhouse a year ago. I sort of forgot it......:banghead:. So today I checked it as it was looking a bit overgrown.....

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Now I have to get it out because the "flower" is partially in the soil. And cut it up to have a look inside. Can someone give me the right term for this "flower" in english?

to be continued....
 
pietert said:
and this is why I started growing my aquatic plants emersed. To get a crypto I had in my tank for over 25 years to flower, so I could identify it. I put this crypto in a plastic bottle as a simple greenhouse a year ago. I sort of forgot it......:banghead:. So today I checked it as it was looking a bit overgrown.....

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Now I have to get it out because the "flower" is partially in the soil. And cut it up to have a look inside. Can someone give me the right term for this "flower" in english?

to be continued....
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Spathe
A leaf like bract that encloses or subtends a flower cluster or spadix.
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pietert said:
and this is why I started growing my aquatic plants emersed. To get a crypto I had in my tank for over 25 years to flower, so I could identify it. I put this crypto in a plastic bottle as a simple greenhouse a year ago. I sort of forgot it......:banghead:. So today I checked it as it was looking a bit overgrown.....

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Now I have to get it out because the "flower" is partially in the soil. And cut it up to have a look inside. Can someone give me the right term for this "flower" in english?

to be continued....
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You don't need to unbury them, they are fully above the soil, the swelling at the bottom is the kettle. Only a few have kettles below the soil. Just looking at the top/limb of the spathe, I can tell you it's Cryptocoryne wendtii, possibly the compact variety.

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You are right JSeymour, I was too fast with that conclusion. I did cut it below the kettle. The spathe was about 3 cm in total. I cut it open but I was a bit too late as the spathe was already going bad. And it was more difficult to see than I thought.
I will soon post some pics of the submerse crypt.
 
One I did the other day, C. cordata var diderici. I use a fresh razor and slice straight down. Once I get to the 'bottom', I score a straight line connecting the cut and it will snap right off. You can also just cut all the way around leaving just the flowers. I was unsuccessfully trying self fertilisation.
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Great pics JSeymour! My first guess was Wendtii, but the plant shows a lot of variety in looks under different circumstances within different setups. That made me question my initial guess. That's why I put them in emerse setup. After some research i found out that there are a lot of different wendtii's.

This crypt shows dark green leaves with purple or purple-brown underside under water depending on the lighting.

The spathe is probably the same for all types of wendtii, please correct me if i'm wrong.

My best guess right know is Cryptocoryne Wendtii "Mi oya"

I'm really fascinated by the inflorescence of the crypts.

I have some cryptocoryne crispatula var. flaccidifolia I'm going to put emersed.
 
Probably not 'Mi Oya', as it tends to be long leaved, very red, and has an undulating edge. I would caution against adding a variety tag, like Mi Oya, Kompakt, Indonesia, etc., at this point. These names denote very specific plants sources, that adhere to a set of characteristics. When you find new homes as you produce more and more, these plants may not conform to the variety name you put on it. At the very least this causes a lot of confusion, at worst, someone accuses you of being unscrupulous. It is a beautiful example of Cryptocoryne wendtii, an extra name doesn't make it better. No offense meant, hope you see what I'm getting at. :)

The spathe of wendtii can vary quite a bit depending on variety, nutrient levels, and lighting. It can even resemble beckettii, a closely related species.

The spathes are amazing, part of what drew me into Crypts. The crispatula vars can be difficult to flower, but you would be doing it right. Most flower as they become emersed in the dry season. Expect some melt.

Keep us posted and definitely let me know if you get your flaccidifolia to bloom. :)

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This is the crypt in submerse form. 20-25cm high. Really purple/pink.

When I sold these crypts in the past, I sold them as cryptocoryne sp. Just to be sure the buyer got what he/she paid for. Now I can sell them as Cryptocoryne wendtii:thumbup:
 
Hello Pietert,

I really aprecciate what you´re doing up here. This really shows how far you love this hobby.

Looking forward for more news.

Best compliments.
 
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