What would I have to do to grow aquarium plants out of water?
I want to try and grow some of the plants I have in a pot.
I want to try and grow some of the plants I have in a pot.
How to grow Aquarium plants out of water?
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A lot about that would depend on what kind of plant you're doing this with. I wouldn't want to venture any general advice without a better idea what you're working with.
To go either way from submersed to emersed, or vice versa, expect the current foliage to die off and be replaced with all new shoots that can grow in the altered environment. The root system will transition from totally saturated conditions, to just soggy or moist soil, too. Expect more die-back and new growth under there too. Keep everything real humid at first. A desktop sized greenhouse, of sorts. I'm not sure. Depends a lot on what type of plant this is.
Also.. where are you trying to get this plant to live? On a table.. in a terrarium?
To go either way from submersed to emersed, or vice versa, expect the current foliage to die off and be replaced with all new shoots that can grow in the altered environment. The root system will transition from totally saturated conditions, to just soggy or moist soil, too. Expect more die-back and new growth under there too. Keep everything real humid at first. A desktop sized greenhouse, of sorts. I'm not sure. Depends a lot on what type of plant this is.
Also.. where are you trying to get this plant to live? On a table.. in a terrarium?
Erhm. I think they're called aquatic plants for a reason? :]]
You would have to re-create bog-like situations for the plants to grow in.
Trial and error, I'd say. Try keeping them really wet, try keeping them normal, see how they turn out.
You would have to re-create bog-like situations for the plants to grow in.
Trial and error, I'd say. Try keeping them really wet, try keeping them normal, see how they turn out.
Here's some of the plants I have:
Amazon Sword/Narrow leaf
Hygrophila polysperma Rosanervig
Echinodorus vesuvius
Tonina belem
Riccia
Hygrophila Porto Vehlo
Blyxa japonica
Limnophila sessiliflora
wendtii Bronze
Wisteria
I know this can't be done with all of them, but it's what I got to work with.
I would like to grow them on a table or outside.
Not sure how, but I'm 100% sure Amazon Sword can be grown emersed. The plant that I put into my aquarium slowly shed all of its leaves as it grew new, more slender and totally different looking ones, meaning that the previous leaves were probably from its emersed form.
This site will tell if an aquatic plant can be grown emersed:
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/
Charles
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/plantfinder/
Charles
My Firebellied toad's paludarium:
So far, I've gotten Moneywort, java moss, anubias, pennywort, and crypts to succesfully grow emersed in a humid environment. The pennywort grows like a ground vine and crawls up the sides, the moneywort grows tall and straight, and the java moss stays low to the ground with a bright green color that looks almost like a terrestrial moss.
So far, I've gotten Moneywort, java moss, anubias, pennywort, and crypts to succesfully grow emersed in a humid environment. The pennywort grows like a ground vine and crawls up the sides, the moneywort grows tall and straight, and the java moss stays low to the ground with a bright green color that looks almost like a terrestrial moss.
My Firebellied toad's paludarium:
So far, I've gotten Moneywort, java moss, anubias, pennywort, and crypts to succesfully grow emersed in a humid environment. The pennywort grows like a ground vine and crawls up the sides, the moneywort grows tall and straight, and the java moss stays low to the ground with a bright green color that looks almost like a terrestrial moss.
This is so beautiful! Makes me want to set up one! What size tank is it?
