plants dying

[Colin_T]

can i propogate my big boy underwater anubias and make its clone go out of water?

Yes, just put the plant in a container of water with some fertiliser and light. Let the water slowly evaporate and the plant will grow some terrestrial leaves. When all the water has evaporated, put the plant in a pot with some potting mix and treat it like a garden plant.

 

[Sgooosh]

Yes, just put the plant in a container of water with some fertiliser and light. Let the water slowly evaporate and the plant will grow some terrestrial leaves. When all the water has evaporated, put the plant in a pot with some potting mix and treat it like a garden plant.

can i put it outside

 

[Colin_T]

If the weather is warm enough, yes you can put them outside.

I used to have my sword plants in pots around the swimming pool. They produced a flower stalk about 6 ft long and had white flowers all along it during summer.

Heaps of aquarium plants can be grown outdoors in pots. Most aquarium plants that you buy come from either hydroponic set ups (wet roots and dry leaves) or are grown in shallow ponds with 3-4 inches of water.

 

[Sgooosh]

If the weather is warm enough, yes you can put them outside.

I used to have my sword plants in pots around the swimming pool. They produced a flower stalk about 6 ft long and had white flowers all along it during summer.

Heaps of aquarium plants can be grown outdoors in pots. Most aquarium plants that you buy come from either hydroponic set ups (wet roots and dry leaves) or are grown in shallow ponds with 3-4 inches of water.

Oh yeah i remember you said that outside aquarium plants can be put in in summer! can i grow it in a bucket

 

[Wills]

Hair grass is not a true aquatic plant, neither is Anubias.

Lots of plants are sold as aquarium plants and most are marsh plants that do really well when their roots are in water and the rest of the plant is above water. Some marsh plants will do well underwater too.

Some common marsh plants include Amazon sword plants, Hygrophila sp, Rotala sp, Ludwigia sp, Bacopa sp.

True aquatic plants include Vallis, Ambulia, Cabomba, Hornwort, Elodia, Hydrilla.

The main difference between marsh plants and true aquatic plants is the stem. True aquatics have a soft flexible stem with air bubbles in it. These bubbles help the plant float and remain buoyant in the water column.
Marsh plants have a rigid stem and these plants can remain standing upright when removed from water. Whereas true aquatic plants will fall over/ collapse when removed from water.

I understand what you mean when I see you say this now some of the plants you mentioned do have emersed and submerssed forms though so not 100% of a reason not to grow them - the biggest example is Marsilea hirsuta which grows 8-10 inches tall with clover leaves on long willowy stems out of water but in water the plant goes firmer and stays much smaller with a single lobed leaf. Getting off topic now though

Wills

 

[Sgooosh]

I understand what you mean when I see you say this now some of the plants you mentioned do have emersed and submerssed forms though so not 100% of a reason not to grow them - the biggest example is Marsilea hirsuta which grows 8-10 inches tall with clover leaves on long willowy stems out of water but in water the plant goes firmer and stays much smaller with a single lobed leaf. Getting off topic now though

Wills

ooo fancy pants plant names. where do i get these plants?