Where a flower blossomed you should find a plantlet, so you might find one, or more likely several, at each node. Once you remove a plantlet, it won't be replaced since another blossom won't be generated at that node. Or so has been my experience. Scott H. --- Cheryl Rogers <cheryl@wilstream.com> wrote: > That's great, Kristen. You must be doing something right. > :-) > > But unless you are trying to sell them and want to fetch > a nice price, I > wouldn't bother growing them emersed in peat. I would > just mail them to > my friends as babies once they have developed some nice > roots and > several leaves. > > I always just cut the stalk off. If it wants to grow > another one it > will, and you'll be amazed at how fast. > > I have never tried getting more plantlets off the same > stalk, does that > work? Or is it spent? Anyone? > > Cheryl > > > > Kirsten Klinghammer wrote: > > I have a beautiful Echinodorus Ozelot which has been > putting out flower > > stalks. Although the plant is in a covered 38 gallon > aquarium and couldn't > > grow much above the water surface, I thought I would > see what would happen > > if I left the flower stalks be. Much to my > [inexperienced] surprise, small > > plantlets have been growing from the flowering nodes! > They look lovely in > > the tank, but it's getting to the point that they need > to be moved out so > > that other plants will get enough light. > > > > > > > > How can I best support the growth of the Ozelot > plantlets? My thought at > > the moment is to cut off the flower stalk below the > last plantlet (maybe > > it'll keep producing more?), then move the plantlets > into a paludarium for > > mostly-emersed growth. The paludarium isn't set up > yet, but it will be > > outside on the deck under shade, and I expect a > temperature range in the > > tank to go between 68-100 degrees Fahrenheit (likely > daily) during the time > > I plan to have it set up this summer (here in sunny, > hot, Northern > > California). I'm hoping the temperature range will be > okay, as I don't have > > any other good place to put these plants. > > > > > > > > When I move the plants, should I plant them in soil, > peat pots, fluorite, > > gravel, sand, or some version of rock wool and plastic > mesh pots? I have > > friends who are interested in some of these young > Ozelots once they get > > established, so I want to be sure that they will > transplant easily. Also, > > should I let them grow connected for a while longer > after moving them (there > > are four or so plantlets per stalk), or should I cut > them apart when I move > > them? > > > > > > > > I've been trying to look through the archives, my > planted aquaria books and > > magazines, and on the internet to find more > information, but I haven't found > > what I'm looking for. I would welcome your comments. > > > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > > > Kirsten > > > > > > > > > > > > **** > > > > Kirsten Klinghammer > > > > Rescue, California, USA > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AGA-Member mailing list > > AGA-Member@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-member > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AGA-Member mailing list > AGA-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-member > _______________________________________________ AGA-Member mailing list AGA-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-member