Anubias roots

[Fishfinder1973]

A friend of mine has an anubias plant and there are roots growing off near the top of the plant.I’ve never seen this before and always thought the roots grew from the rhizome.
Is this how the plant propagates?

 

[Sgooosh]

A friend of mine has an anubias plant and there are roots growing off near the top of the plant.I’ve never seen this before and always thought the roots grew from the rhizome.
Is this how the plant propagates?

no that is a crypt i think
it got blown out of the substrate, if you put it back in the substrate it should be fine

i think they are Parva crypts

 

[Fishfinder1973]

no that is a crypt i think
it got blown out of the substrate, if you put it back in the substrate it should be fine

i think they are Parva crypts

Ha! Thanks sgooosh

 

[Sgooosh]

Ha! Thanks sgooosh

o yea also if u put it in the dirt they will melt and then regrow
they also like root tabs

 

[FishHobby99]

I have several Anubias varieties & they don’t quite look like your pretty plant, so if Sqooosh says it’s something else, must be.

Anubias’ can be propagated by cutting off a section of a plant with rhizomes & leaves. Here’s one of mine. I could subdivide it & make 2 plants.

 

[Fishfinder1973]

I have several Anubias varieties & they don’t quite look like your pretty plant, so if Sqooosh says it’s something else, must be.

Anubias’ can be propagated by cutting off a section of a plant with rhizomes & leaves. Here’s one of mine. I could subdivide it & make 2 plants.View attachment 150356

Yes that’s what I normally do.A v shaped notch cut in the rhizome will also produce a new leaf stalk

 

[FishHobby99]

Mine are growing so slowly I haven’t chopped them yet. Some are in cold water tanks. I read here it’s possible to grow them as terrestrial plants & they will blossom. Not in my house! I killed one trying. Maybe they’d do ok in some sauna with tons of heat & humidity. Mine turned all dry & brittle & dropped dead.

 

[Fishfinder1973]

Mine are growing so slowly I haven’t chopped them yet. Some are in cold water tanks. I read here it’s possible to grow them as terrestrial plants & they will blossom. Not in my house! I killed one trying. Maybe they’d do ok in some sauna with tons of heat & humidity. Mine turned all dry & brittle & dropped dead.

What’s the method to growing them as terrestrials?I might have more luck haha.

 

[FishHobby99]

I just struck it in water with the leaves exposed

 

[Rocky998]

It can be hard to move a plant that's been in water for most its life into a terrestrial set-up... It will be put into a shock that kills it... I read that somewhere... I forget the site or anything

 

[Byron]

I have my doubt that the plant is a crypt, though it may be. The photo is certainly not clear, but I think that is an Anubias. Can you post a clearer photo of the plant?

 

[Fishfinder1973]

I think it’s anubias barterii.I’ve just never seen roots growing above the rhizome,but if it happens then fair enough.

 

[Byron]

I think it’s anubias barterii.I’ve just never seen roots growing above the rhizome,but if it happens then fair enough.

No, roots do not grow other than from the rhizome, but the photo is unclear as to where the rhizome actually is, which is why we are having difficulty.

 

[FishHobby99]

Anubias are grown as terrestrial plants. I’ve seen more photos than what’s here. I do have A. barteri, but tried & failed miserably with another variety.

Anubias - Not Just for Aquariums!

Anubias is a genus of semi-aquatic plants commonly sold in local aquarium shops for planting up a freshwater aquatic landscape. Of the handful of known species, Anubias barteri and its range of cultivars are most commonly found.

www.nparks.gov.sg

 

[Sgooosh]

Anubias are grown as terrestrial plants. I’ve seen more photos than what’s here. I do have A. barteri, but tried & failed miserably with another variety.

Anubias - Not Just for Aquariums!

Anubias is a genus of semi-aquatic plants commonly sold in local aquarium shops for planting up a freshwater aquatic landscape. Of the handful of known species, Anubias barteri and its range of cultivars are most commonly found.

www.nparks.gov.sg

ooh pics?
i have a huge anubias nana that made 2 babies