- Messages
- 12,570
I seem to have acquired a knack for growing this at long last - it’s been growing like a weed for enough consecutive months now that I’m reasonably sure it’ll continue to thrive.
I’ve noticed its emersed form has rather crinkly textured leaves, unlike the smooth flat ones that it grows underwater, though it’s still recognizably the same plant.
I wish the emersed form would grow longer as I think it would be fun to let it climb or dangle like pothos. But I fear it needs a bit too much humidity to get very far from the water.
But it’s certainly trying to wander - as can be seen in the second image - remains to be seen how far it’ll go.
By contrast, its relative, H.verticillata, keeps a very smooth, shiny surface on its leaves even when it’s wandering farther way from the water - I expect it would make a fair pot plant if the soil was kept moist enough.
It’s so enthusiastic I’m going to have to rip most of it out to trade it in at the LFS for credit. I can’t wait any longer for potential buyers because it is choking the tank. See the leaf poking up well over the light?
There’s a growing tip that rambled out on its own last week sometime. It’s already close to 20” long as it heads for wherever it’s going.
I’ve noticed its emersed form has rather crinkly textured leaves, unlike the smooth flat ones that it grows underwater, though it’s still recognizably the same plant.
I wish the emersed form would grow longer as I think it would be fun to let it climb or dangle like pothos. But I fear it needs a bit too much humidity to get very far from the water.
But it’s certainly trying to wander - as can be seen in the second image - remains to be seen how far it’ll go.
By contrast, its relative, H.verticillata, keeps a very smooth, shiny surface on its leaves even when it’s wandering farther way from the water - I expect it would make a fair pot plant if the soil was kept moist enough.
It’s so enthusiastic I’m going to have to rip most of it out to trade it in at the LFS for credit. I can’t wait any longer for potential buyers because it is choking the tank. See the leaf poking up well over the light?
There’s a growing tip that rambled out on its own last week sometime. It’s already close to 20” long as it heads for wherever it’s going.
