Crypt lucens sprout!?

They do produce seeds but you will have to pollinate the flowers buy hand as I don't believe you'll have insect pollinators in your house.. You can use a small painbrush (kids watercolor set works) or break off the stamens and rub them against the stigma to shed the pollen. From what I've read this species does self-pollinate.


ALRIGHT. Im really confused. SO this is a flower that is going to grow out of the water? And it is going to leave seeds, but where will they grow? will these seeds will fall into the water and grow new "water plants"
 
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Also, the bulb is directly above it, its now only a couple inches from the surface of the water. Is the heat from the bulb going to be too much for it? Its an 18watt energy bulb. It gets kind of hot
 
Definitely a flower sprout. If you leave the top off, it could get quite tall. I had one grow 6" above the tank. If you have a small artist's paintbrush (like a 00 or 000 modeler's brush), you could try to pollinate the plant, perhaps get seeds. :idea:
 
Definitely a flower sprout. If you leave the top off, it could get quite tall. I had one grow 6" above the tank. If you have a small artist's paintbrush (like a 00 or 000 modeler's brush), you could try to pollinate the plant, perhaps get seeds. :idea:

What do I do with the brush? and what do I do with the seeds if I get them? do I put them in the gravel?
It doesnt seem to be coming straight up anymore. its sort of growing across the top of the water now.
 
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