Cyperus alternifolious in deep water?

[James D]

I'm not sure if this is in the right section but nevermind.

Hopefully I'll be re-scaping soon and I was hoping for a bit of emersed growth, I've already got plans for a fern but I also want something like cyperus alternifolious. The thing is I don't want shower caddies or anything, I want to be able to plant directly into the substrate and have them growing out of the water. As my tank is 360mm deep and it'll probably have 60 -100mm substrate at the back I was wondering if I could plant them so deep, maybe another plant would be more suitable?

Cheers

James

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

As my tank is 360mm deep and it'll probably have 60 -100mm substrate at the back I was wondering if I could plant them so deep, maybe another plant would be more suitable?

Should be fine. I'd grew it emersed (it is fine in a pot as a house plant as long as you keep it damp) until the older leaves have extended far enough so that they are above the water when it is eventually planted in the tank.

It would probably be cheaper to buy one rather than pay the postage, but I have plenty spare you can have. If you want to propagate them quickly if you invert the leaf rosette in a beaker of water it will grow a new plant (a bit like Echinodorus do).

cheers Darrel

 

[James D]

Great, cheers Darrel, very kind of you. I might take you up on that offer if I can't find any locally.

One more thing, how would they fare in an inert sand substrate? I could put some aquasoil at the back there but I'd rather not (purely for aesthetic reasons).

Thanks

James

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

One more thing, how would they fare in an inert sand substrate? I could put some aquasoil at the back there but I'd rather not (purely for aesthetic reasons).

They'll be fine, once they have emersed leaves they are pretty well indestructible.

cheers Darrel