Java Fern Plantlets

[DaveW]

I just had to share this picture.....

It's just amazing!!!

 

[soritan]

Now, that's cool. I had a tiny java fern someone sold me for $4, and it kicked out a couple tiny tiny plantlets as it passed on. I accidently flushed this itty bitty one down the toilet yesterday. I forgot it was there, saw a mess bowl of water, chucked it down the toilet, and then "gah!"

Ah, and it was doing so well, too. It barely a couple mm across.

I hope my remaining rhizome does as well as yours is, I have it under FAR better light (than it was under previously)...

 

[DaveW]

My tank only has 1.2 WPG, but it is an easy plant to grow ,so I've hear.

 

[EliteFishy]

should i plant the java fern with the roots under the gravel or should i tie my java fern on to a driftwood or something. I heard plants with rhizomes should have their roots above the water.

 

[AndyTaylor]

Tie it to wood of some kind....low light is ok for java fern.

Cool photo....

 

[DaveW]

Will the plantlets drop off, or would I have to cut them from the leave?

 

[jimbooo]

wait till the leaves are about 1.5 inches long then gently pull them from the "mother" leaf.

then strap them to a piece of wood with cotton thread and by the time the thread rots the plant will be attached to the wood.

 

[Griz]

If you like the look, you can leave them. That's what I do, I like the way they form a thick layered look over time. Eventually some will fall off on their own and then I attach them to something.

 

[DaveW]

Cheers.

That reminds me, I have tied the mother plant on with fishing line, should I cut it off or can I just leave it on?

 

[Griz]

I would just leave it, unless it's visible and you want to remove it. In that case, let it grow for a few months before you cut it off.