plant shooting up thing

[cabezon]

I know I am horrible for not knowing what I put into my tank, but i have a question. This plant has done this before, shooting up a flower of some sort to the top. Is there a way that this will start another plant?

it was so amazing that it grew there in two days.

edit, sorry if this is the wrong forum

 

[maxwell1295]

What kind of plant is that?

 

[Zezmo]

Hard to see from the picure....

If it is a small sword plant (do a search on Echinodorus) Then the thing going up is a plantlet. Let it grow some and it can later be planted on its own.

If not a sword, then it looks like a "Orchid Lily", Barclaya longfoilia "green". AKA a "Betta Bulb"

A bigger picture would really help.

 

[cabezon]

the picture looks a lot beter on my phone.

 

[Zezmo]

I should have said larger and clearer. Look up the names I mentioned and see if they look like what you have.
Sure looks like Barclaya to me. In which case the stuff going up are just floating leaves, like a lily.

 

[cabezon]

I should have said larger and clearer. Look up the names I mentioned and see if they look like what you have.
Sure looks like Barclaya to me. In which case the stuff going up are just floating leaves, like a lily.

ROFL, sorry. here try this. But isnt Barclaya red? and i tried to show what is on the top, it is a pollen stamen.

the plant itself is the size of two fists, and the sprout is about 2 feet long.

 

[Zagz]

Moved to Planted tanks.

 

[rkilling1]

it's an Aponogeton. maybe a crispus.

 

[JDogg]

it's an Aponogeton. maybe a crispus.

i agree, my Aponogeton undulatus currently has two flowers, if you gently brush the flower you can self pollinate it, i have do this and have gotten baby plants, they never get more then a few inches tall thought

 

[Zezmo]

Barclaya is red or green.

Now that I see the flower, I agree with others as to it being an aponogeton. A barclaya will send up floating leaves.

 

[cabezon]

I think t is the undulatas as well. After i pollenate it, will the new plant grow from there, eventually settling to the bottom?

 

[cabezon]

No new plants, but it has shot up at least 8 more spears.

is there any way that new plants will come from this? all that happens is that is creates pollen and then the fish eat them.

 

[zenkatydid]

run a feather along the stamen (is that the right term?) every now and then and you might pollinate it. then the plant will shoot out a plantlet runner into the water and grow babies.

 

[cabezon]

I've tried with my finger, but never with a feather. But it will create a runner? cool, that's what I was wondering.