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#1 scarab

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Posted 20 December 2012 - 12:13 AM

Hi guys, I posted this on another forum but I thought I ought to share it here as well as some of you might have this plant and it could flower as well.

The plant is the one with the crinkled leaves. So on the 21/10/12, I noticed a flower stalk.


On the 19/10/12, the stalk reached the surface and bloomed. The flower lasts for approximately 3 days before wilting.



What I did was to brush the make part of the flower (stamen) onto the female part (stigma). As both portions were flexible and long, I was able to do that without damaging the flower.

On the 15/11/12, the base of the flower stalk begins to swell up, indicating that pollination has occurred and the fruit is developing


On the 14/12/12, the fruit dropped. Since it dropped, the fruit is definitely ripen and seeds developed. It took approximately a month for that to happen.




So I took the fruit out and opened it. There were two seeds in there and both were already germinating.


Edited by scarab, 20 December 2012 - 12:14 AM.


#2 YIN93

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Posted 20 December 2012 - 12:40 AM

Very cool Sam. Nice pics as well.

#3 Brett

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Posted 20 December 2012 - 01:40 PM

It's beautiful

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#4 waxy

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Posted 20 December 2012 - 05:38 PM

Thats unreal. Nice plant

#5 sajica

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Posted 20 December 2012 - 07:07 PM

Can I go on record for putting my hand up if you choose to sell one of the seedlings when they get big enough?

#6 cheza68

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Posted 16 March 2013 - 09:30 AM

I have one of these plants and can't wait for it to flower, my Aponogeton crispus has flowered but set no seeds sad.gif




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