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	Echinodorus Propagation
coop Enthusiast Posts: 168 Kudos: 60 Votes: 2 Registered: 25-Jan-2006	Edited by coop ok i have some black amazon sword and some echinodorus amazonicus, how can i get new plants from these plants?
Posted 06-Nov-2006 07:31
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, If you provide them with the nutrients and light that they need, they should produce runners that develop nodules along them and the nodules become the babies. The main plant is then termed the "mother plant." References: http://www.aquahobby.com/garden/e_eamazon.php and http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/Echinodorus.html Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 06-Nov-2006 09:15
LITTLE_FISH *** Little Fish *** Master of Something Posts: 7303 Kudos: 1997 Votes: 670 Registered: 20-May-2005	I once had a stalk of baby swords. The mother plant developed this rather long stick, straight up into the water column, on which then babty plants formed. These could be separated once there were a few leaves and some root mass. Ingo Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club
Posted 06-Nov-2006 14:26


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