Propagating E. oriental

[madnugget]

hi guys,

hope i didnt get the name wrong. some time i ago i bought an E.oriental from a bro here and now its doing well. attached are the pictures of it blooming. there is this "antenna" that grows out of water and blooms. How do i propagate them? It could be seen at some buds, there are leaves growing out. do i just plant that portion? Or does it propagate at its own? Initially there was only 1 "antenna" now i have 3 of them.

[checkerboard]

You can leave it as it is and let the plantlets develop after the flowers drop. Once the plantlets reach a decent size and have a few roots, you can clip it off the stalk and plant it on its own in the gravel.

[reddragon343]

I got a big one growing emersed in my garden. Recently clipped a small plantlet to put in my tank too.

[barmby]

Wait for the little root to shoot out from the bud. Cut in between. Laid them on aquarium floor (substrate), it will root in and grow. I tried that. Good Cos the plant get to "drink" from water column first then slowly creep into the substrate and gain position.

[madnugget]

thanks for the many suggestions! but i find the plant too big already. will plant it in my pond =)

[Simon]

Allow young leaves to form before dunking them into the water to encourage root growth, however not always a must, it can also be done once the 'youngling' have grown to a considerable size, snip it off and allow it to float on the surface.

Echinorous do grow fairly huge under direct sunlight. so in a pond, with sufficient room to spread its root, you will get larger Echinodorus than those in a tank (maybe with the exception of a 5 to 6 footer)