Archive for February, 2009

  • The last time I kept Cryptocoryne ciliata, the mother plant collapsed right when it flowered. I had to surgically open the spathe up to take a picture. The plant didn’t...

    Cryptocoryne ciliata spathe II

    The last time I kept Cryptocoryne ciliata, the mother plant collapsed right when it flowered. I had to surgically open the spathe up to take a picture. The plant didn’t...

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  • Here’s a good example of the ‘mutation’ that an over dose of Gibberillic acid can cause. On the right you see a normal spathe. On the left, one that’s been...

    Gibberillic acid mutations

    Here’s a good example of the ‘mutation’ that an over dose of Gibberillic acid can cause. On the right you see a normal spathe. On the left, one that’s been...

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  • Cryptocoryne alba is from Sri Lanka, but unlike most ‘common’ Sri Lankan crypts, this one is a bit difficult to cultivate. It requires more or less neutral pH, but very...

    Cryptocoryne alba spathe

    Cryptocoryne alba is from Sri Lanka, but unlike most ‘common’ Sri Lankan crypts, this one is a bit difficult to cultivate. It requires more or less neutral pH, but very...

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  • My Lagenandra nairii ‘Yellow’ spathe has been growing really well and recently threw a spathe up. This variety grows a little taller and with larger leaves than the ‘Red spathe’...

    Lagenandra nairii ‘Yellow’ spathe

    My Lagenandra nairii ‘Yellow’ spathe has been growing really well and recently threw a spathe up. This variety grows a little taller and with larger leaves than the ‘Red spathe’...

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  • It’s now been a little over two weeks since I sowed seeds of Cryptocoryne nurii in vitro, and so far I have not seen any contamination. Almost all the seeds...

    Tissue culture progress

    It’s now been a little over two weeks since I sowed seeds of Cryptocoryne nurii in vitro, and so far I have not seen any contamination. Almost all the seeds...

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  • Let me start this entry with an apology. The picture in this post is pretty bad. However, the seed is small, in opaque Agar, in a baby food jar, which...

    Cryptocoryne nurii seeds progress

    Let me start this entry with an apology. The picture in this post is pretty bad. However, the seed is small, in opaque Agar, in a baby food jar, which...

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