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    How to propagate Sword plant?

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    Hi,

    Bought a few broad leave amazon sword plant from Teo 3 weeks back. Already have new stem and leave growing out. Was wondering how do i propagate them?

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    wait for them to sent out shoots/runners

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    erm... so if i cut one of the stem and replant, it won't work?

    y i ask, becos' at the rate its growing, i worried it might outgrown itself and then disaster.

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    nope.. that only works on stemmed plants, echinodorus or amazon swords r rosette...

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    On 8/27/2002 2:12:24 PM

    Hi,

    Bought a few broad leave amazon sword plant from Teo 3 weeks back. Already have new stem and leave growing out. Was wondering how do i propagate them?
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    Is the new stem and leave look like in the picture below?


    These are the plantlets and will grow into small plants. Wait till they are bigger and develop roots then you cut and porpagate them.

    I found that if I insert some root fertiliser (Jobe sticks) at the base of my Sword plants, it can trigger them to send out new plantlets.
    koah fong
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    On 8/27/2002 2:29:18 PM

    erm... so if i cut one of the stem and replant, it won't work?

    y i ask, becos' at the rate its growing, i worried it might outgrown itself and then disaster.
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    If you are thinking of trimming your sword plant, you can cut off the older leaves at the outer rim of the plant. This will keep it neat and not look overgrown.
    koah fong
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    juggler,

    nope, the new stem and leaves are exactly like the sword itself. I thought can just cut the old leave and replant.... so cannot...

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    i oso think u got the Echinodorus bleheri, or else the hormanii 'green'

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    hi nleong

    when the plantlet has sprout leaves, dont cut them off too soon....one good way is to bend the whole stem back into the water. This way the roots will develop faster and will be able to grow by taking nutrients from the water column and not from the mother plant itself.
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    well Simon, not sure what exactly are they, but got them for 3 for $1 from Teo. So i will wait for the shoot to grow then. Thanks guys

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