How to trim Blyxa Japonica ?

[Rummynose]

Hi...
Anyone can give me some advice on that?
Thanks!

[lorba]

blyxa is actually much a stem plant. They propogate with stem-like extension. Cut in between these, below the 'crown' of each plantlet.

[albert]

How I trim japonica is to get the whole bunch out, choose a few better ones, cut off 2/3 of their leaves and re-plant it back. It will start to grow back in 1-2 weeks time.

Thats if you wanna really thin down the size.

If not just pull out the side shoots!!

Albert

[cbong]

I agree with Albert. Any off-shoots are normally young plants. Trimming them off may end up with old withering parent plants. I remove all of them and select the young and healthy ones to replant.

[dcsim]

[quote:aee59af5ff="albert"]How I trim japonica is to get the whole bunch out, choose a few better ones, cut off 2/3 of their leaves and re-plant it back. It will start to grow back in 1-2 weeks time.

Thats if you wanna really thin down the size.

If not just pull out the side shoots!!

Albert[/quote:aee59af5ff]

when you say choose a few better ones, what does it mean? do you just cut off the better ones and leave the not so good ones there?

[vinz]

He means, take the whole plant out of the tank, pluck off the plantlets and choose the better ones of the whole lot to replant.

The above is MAJOR maintainance of B. japonica. For regular minor mantainance, leave the parent plant in the tank, and just pluck some off the side shoots.

IME, Blyxa japonica is one plant that does not need frequent mantainance if you plan for it to be come a tall big bunch.