Searching for Aeschynomene fluitans (Water Mimosa)

[Ingen]

Anyone seen this around Aeschynomene fluitans, also known as water mimosa. http://simonsaquascapeblog.com/post/...-alex-lucian-i the floating plants

[Urban Aquaria]

Maybe can try the local version...

From NParks newsletter:

Water Mimosa (Neptunia oleracea)



A common ingredient in Thai cuisine, the leaves and young shoots of Water Mimosa have a nutty cabbage-like flavour. They can be cooked in a similar manner as kangkong (Ipomoea aquatica), added to soups, or even eaten raw (such as after being dipped in sambal belachan).

Water Mimosa is the aquatic equivalent of the common sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica), as its leaves close up when touched. It develops a layer of white spongy tissue around the mature stems, formed between the leaves, to help the plant float on water.

You can grow Water Mimosa from stems bought from the supermarket at Golden Mile Complex. (You can just drop the stems bought from the market into a pond – the stems will just root and grow from there.) This plant prefers a sunny location to grow. It is also a ‘cut-and-come-again’ vegetable, for which the young shoot tips are harvested.

Source: https://mygreenspace.nparks.gov.sg/g...fy-vegetables/

[Ingen]

The local version is the floating type?

[Urban Aquaria]

The local version is the floating type?

Looks like it... i guess based on the NParks article, you just have to visit golden mile complex to buy them and try.

I wouldn't be surprised if they could also be found at ponds and lakes in local nature parks too, maybe can scout around and see if they can be found.

[Ingen]

I wonder if my wife will think i have gone crazy if I buy veg from golden mile and try to grow it in the tank lol.

[loupgarou]

do they have thorns. its problematic for tank maintenance if it does.

[Ingen]

do they have thorns. its problematic for tank maintenance if it does.

No idea, from the picture it doesn't look like there is any.

[Urban Aquaria]

Found a blog post from the writer of the article: https://tropicalgardener.wordpress.c...nt-that-swims/

Some excerpts from the blog:

"Unlike the common sensitive plant, Neptunia oleracea does not have thorns and produces flowers that are yellow in colour rather than pink."

"In Singapore, this plant is not easily found, perhaps due to the fact that our country has been urbanised to a great big extent and all our waterways have been cleared and paved with concrete over the past few decades of rapid development. It cannot be purchased from local nurseries as well. I managed to find some on sale in a Thai supermarket in Golden Mile Complex, which is known here as the ‘Little Thailand’. Stems of this plant of about 30 cm are sold in bundles. It is best to buy them when they first arrive before they dehydrate over time."

"The fresh stems of this plant can be used for propagation. After several tries, I succeeded in propagating Neptunia oleracea and what I did was to simply throw the stems into a pond. The stems rooted rather quickly and the plant started to extend its stems in just a week in water! Plants are best grown inside a pond that is exposed to full sun or semi-shade. Now I have some being grown in the natural pond located nearby HortPark’s Kampong Daze theme garden."

Okay... looks like maybe can check at HortPark and get a few starter stems to try out.

[Ingen]

LOL~!!! But this is not the floater shown in the picture.