Water wisteria

[kiwi35]

Have a water wisteria that has been in the tank for a couple of weeks now and i have noticed these thin white thread-like things growing off the stems. The threads grow along the entire height of the stem, so are they roots or something else entirely?

 

[Botanica]

Have a water wisteria that has been in the tank for a couple of weeks now and i have noticed these thin white thread-like things growing off the stems. The threads grow along the entire height of the stem, so are they roots or something else entirely?

Those are roots.

 

[kiwi35]

Thanks! They are kinda unsightly I think though but I guess I'll have to live with them. Is there an easy way to get them to propagate?

 

[Zimmanski]

If I remember correctly you just snip below those little white roots then replant the cutting, I have no experience with this yet but I thought that's what I read before I bought the plant. Can anyone confirm?

 

[Botanica]

With most stem plants...ou can just snip off the top and plug it into the substrate. It grows roots wherever it needs them...so no worries there. I don't know if you should trim the roots...seems like they prob need them...but I wouldn't think it would hurt them too much to try. This stuff grows like crazy! It will run also...and root as it goes. I really like it.