aponogeton bulbs

shev · 03-23-2005, 07:41 PM

http://www.mustangmods.com/data/14288/dvc00512.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/14288/dvc00514.jpg

they bloomed. what does this mean? if they are polinated will they make seeds?

I bought them as bulbs in a pack, and I have a bunch of new bulbs growing too. I've got at least 11 bulbs growing on it right now.
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/14288/dvc00521.jpg

so the plant uses bulbs to reproduce asexually, and seeds sexually?
could I polinate it using the same polin from the same plant? there are 2 spikes. do they natually self polinate?
or......?

thanks

shev · 03-23-2005, 08:08 PM

wooops, I'm dumb, the flowers are on a different plant than the one with bulbs, in fact, I think they are 2 completely different kinds of aponogetons. the boivinianus is budding, the stachysporus is seeding, maybe. I'm not sure of the 2 types.

**Damon** · 03-24-2005, 05:59 AM

If you want seeds, you will have to manually cross pollinate them. A woman's make-up brush works well but one the seeds develop, they will drop back into the water where fish love to eat them.

03-23-2005, 07:41 PM	#1
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	aponogeton bulbs http://www.mustangmods.com/data/14288/dvc00512.jpg http://www.mustangmods.com/data/14288/dvc00514.jpg they bloomed. what does this mean? if they are polinated will they make seeds? I bought them as bulbs in a pack, and I have a bunch of new bulbs growing too. I've got at least 11 bulbs growing on it right now. http://www.mustangmods.com/data/14288/dvc00521.jpg so the plant uses bulbs to reproduce asexually, and seeds sexually? could I polinate it using the same polin from the same plant? there are 2 spikes. do they natually self polinate? or......? thanks

03-23-2005, 08:08 PM	#2
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	Re: aponogeton bulbs wooops, I'm dumb, the flowers are on a different plant than the one with bulbs, in fact, I think they are 2 completely different kinds of aponogetons. the boivinianus is budding, the stachysporus is seeding, maybe. I'm not sure of the 2 types.

03-24-2005, 05:59 AM	#3
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Re: aponogeton bulbs If you want seeds, you will have to manually cross pollinate them. A woman's make-up brush works well but one the seeds develop, they will drop back into the water where fish love to eat them. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

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