Anacharis question

[ksalter]

I have anacharis and they are growing very well. They are staring to grow what I assume to be roots from different parts above the substrate headed into the substrate.

My questions are:

1) is this normal?
2) should I clip them?

Thanks,
Ken

 

[Leopardess]

Yes, it is normal. Yes, you can clip them off if you don't like how they look.

 

[ksalter]

Thanks - I don't want to clip them since that is natural and that is the look I am striving for - I was more wondering if clipping it would help plant growth or something along those lines.

 

[Leopardess]

Nope, clipping them won't change anything but the aesthetics really. Anachris could probably be chopped up into a million pieces and still grow - don't worry too much about doing something to upset it

 

[nursie]

Leopardess..if you have cuttings of it can you put the ends down in the substrate and will it grow?

 

[z71silverado98]

i like to let my cuttings float near the lights until they develop some roots, otherwise the part of the plant under the substrate will turn brown and rot,and roots will come from the closest node above the substrate

 

[ksalter]

i like to let my cuttings float near the lights until they develop some roots, otherwise the part of the plant under the substrate will turn brown and rot,and roots will come from the closest node above the substrate

Yes, I noticed this on some of mine, even though I had taken the leaves off at the bottom before planting. I suspected that is why roots from above the substrate appeared. Would anyone suggest removing the bottom part up to the roots, then plant the roots? Or is this just an asthetics issue; like I stated above, I'm all for a natural look, not a neat look.

 

[z71silverado98]

when cutting you always want to remove the excessive stem before the first node. 1/16 is about all you need under the node anything more is a burden to the plant if it chooses to keep it alive or a burden to your tank if it dies.

keep all the leaves on the plant, let it float till roots develop. roots should grow from the entire plant, trim off all roots except for the bottom 2 sections and plant only the bottom 2 nodes in the substrate, leaves and all.

 

[nursie]

Wow..I'll be pulling up all the anachris I planted!!! I didn't like where some of it was anyway.

How deep do you bury plants that have roots? IS it a problem if some of the leaves have sand at the bottom?

Also..another question..what do anachris roots look like? Some of these cuttings have real log stringy things from some of the "joints"...are there roots?

 

[z71silverado98]

Wow..I'll be pulling up all the anachris I planted!!! I didn't like where some of it was anyway.

How deep do you bury plants that have roots? IS it a problem if some of the leaves have sand at the bottom?

Also..another question..what do anachris roots look like? Some of these cuttings have real log stringy things from some of the "joints"...are there roots?

you dont have to pull up all your anachris
bury the plants just enough to keep them in place. if you like put a large rock ontop of the end and let it root then remove the rock. i like to have the bottom joint or node burried all the way and the 2nd w/ roots burried and leaves half way out.

the joints are the nodes or lateral meristems, this is where all growth takes place aside from the apical meristem . those stringy things are roots when they hit soil/substrate they will develop more and anchor the plant.

earlier there was a question about cutting the stringy roots or leaving them.
the plant grows these to prepare for propagation by splitting into 2 plants. if you want to clone the plant, cut the internode just below the new roots. if you want the plant to grow taller and straighter clip the roots so it concentrates on leaf growth instead of root growth.