Archive for September, 2008

  • This plant has been flowering freely for the last few months. Its doing really really well. Planted in 100% ADA Amazonia. Just another picture..

    Cryptocoryne noritoi spathe

    This plant has been flowering freely for the last few months. Its doing really really well. Planted in 100% ADA Amazonia. Just another picture..

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  • I’ve been growing crypts for a little while now, but last night I noticed something a little different. While in itself, this is nothing remarkable, but since I’d never seen...

    Root health picture!

    I’ve been growing crypts for a little while now, but last night I noticed something a little different. While in itself, this is nothing remarkable, but since I’d never seen...

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  • What a difference in 14 days…. What have I done in the last 14 days? 1) Sphagnum sp.2) Rooting Hormone3) Mycorhizzal fungus4) Laterite5) Big water changes to bring the water...

    Cryptocoryne elliptica II

    What a difference in 14 days…. What have I done in the last 14 days? 1) Sphagnum sp.2) Rooting Hormone3) Mycorhizzal fungus4) Laterite5) Big water changes to bring the water...

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  • It was time to repot one of my plants – Cryptocoryne ideii (A09), so I thought, maybe it would be a good idea to document the process. Here’s the pot...

    Repotting 101

    It was time to repot one of my plants – Cryptocoryne ideii (A09), so I thought, maybe it would be a good idea to document the process. Here’s the pot...

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  • A couple of months ago the local plant club placed an order from Oriental Aquarium. One of the members had ordered C. x willisii. However, the plant he got was...

    Cryptocoryne x willisii

    A couple of months ago the local plant club placed an order from Oriental Aquarium. One of the members had ordered C. x willisii. However, the plant he got was...

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  • I received my laterite this week. I’d ordered two different kinds from two seperate suppliers. One is from a large aquarium supplier, and its more like 2-4mm granules covered in...

    Laterite II

    I received my laterite this week. I’d ordered two different kinds from two seperate suppliers. One is from a large aquarium supplier, and its more like 2-4mm granules covered in...

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  • Along with Cryptcoryne, a lot of collectors also grow plants from the genus Lagenandra. They’re similar to crypts in that they’re also Aroids from SE Asia. They’re found primarily in...

    Lagenandra!

    Along with Cryptcoryne, a lot of collectors also grow plants from the genus Lagenandra. They’re similar to crypts in that they’re also Aroids from SE Asia. They’re found primarily in...

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  • Cryptocoryne elliptica is the only crypt known to be able to propagate from a leaf cutting – similar to African Violets. I received this plant from Aaron talbot a few...

    Cryptocoryne elliptica

    Cryptocoryne elliptica is the only crypt known to be able to propagate from a leaf cutting – similar to African Violets. I received this plant from Aaron talbot a few...

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