Reply With QuoteWhat japonica? Do you have the full name of the plant?
In any case, roots can usually grow back in many plants.
I accidentally break the japonica roots, would it grow new root?
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What japonica? Do you have the full name of the plant?
In any case, roots can usually grow back in many plants.
Are you referring to Blyxa japonica? It's actually a stem plant and you can just plant the bare stem without any roots. Roots will form quite fast.
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Yes. Contrary to what many people think, B. japonica is a stem plant, so even without roots, it will grow its root very quickly just like any ste plant you have...
looks like Blyxa Japonica
stem plant? its look like grass. I attached photoOriginally Posted by Weirong
Last edited by Shadow; 26th Nov 2006 at 00:37.
Not to worry they will grow back very soon. It is a stem plant. U can leave them floating on the surface for new roots to grow then replant them. Enjoy planting.
Eh?! All this time i thought the Blyxa genus was made up of rosette plants... Does this mean B. aubertii is a stem plant as well?
The Blyxa genus is stem. Blyxa grows sideshoots like a typical stem plant. Yup, B. aubertii is a stem plant too...
It is look like a grass, never guess that it’s a stem plant.
It is a marsh plant, so it is totally aquatic. Never seen an emersed form before, that's why there is no typical stem of the usual stem plants you see...
But the Ferka bottle says Aubertii are rosettes...
Well, Dennerle also say nitrate and phosphate are bad for the aquaria... So? Get the point?
Anyway, for B. japonica, it doesn't have rhizome or runners like a rosette. They grow side shoots from the mother plant like typical stem plants...
If you look at greenchapter's type classification of B. aubertii, they have it as stem: leaves in a whorl...
either way, I'm glad that it's stem plants other wise gone case.
Last edited by Shadow; 13th Nov 2006 at 17:37.
by the way, does blyxa japonica grow tall? usually stem plant can grow very long/tall
Hmmm...
I also don't know what you will consider as growing tall.
But with good fertilisation and lights, you will be rewarded with very beautiful reddish long leaves (I have one which is about 10+ cm long)...
As the daughter plants are growing as side shoots, the daughter plants will commonly grow up the mother plants and so on... But safely, it is about say 12cm tall?
They can grow tall, but I imagine the weight will make them slant to the side the longer they get.
It's like a stemmed plant with short internodal (is that what you call it?) sections.
I was hopping it grow to max maybe 5cm long. Will it die if I cut/trim the tip?
5cm? That's abit short... Think when you got the plant, it should be about 5cm already right?
It wouldn't be nice if you trim the top of the leaves... What I suggest is you snip off the daughter plants when you sprout out... Can reduce the apparent height by doing so...
In my experience, trimming the matured plant ends up in a ugly result. I suggest trimming off the daughter plants that have roots and plant those instead. This will preserve the rosette shape that for me is often lost after I trim.
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