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Old 01-29-2008, 04:09 PM   #1
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Default Larger days: Spring or Phosphate II...

We are having larger and sunny days as every year at this time... so the crypts spring is coming here. As a tradition I will post every flower I get in the blooming season.

First spathes are coming up...

C. nurii.



C. sp. Kota Tinggi -really this plant is flowering along the year-.



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Old 01-29-2008, 07:20 PM   #2
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Looking good!
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Old 01-30-2008, 06:22 AM   #3
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Default Re: Larger days: Spring or Phosphate II...

I didn't know that crypts respond to longer days. Does that mean you expose them to sunlight?
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Default Re: Larger days: Spring or Phosphate II...

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I didn't know that crypts respond to longer days. Does that mean you expose them to sunlight?
Im pretty sure these guys are growing outdoor crypt gardens on a semi large scale.
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Default Re: Larger days: Spring or Phosphate II...

I don't know about length of day - near the equator, that should roughly remain the same right? They do respond to higher light levels. I've got some crypts that have spathes on them in response to brighter lighting conditions / lower water.
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Old 01-30-2008, 07:26 AM   #6
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Default Re: Larger days: Spring or Phosphate II...

Hello Ghanzanfar,

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I don't know about length of day - near the equator, that should roughly remain the same right?
I covered this here:
http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/f...6&postcount=10
(I need to recalculate my figures quoted from memory - maybe it was 11:55 - 12:05 instead; however, that also would suffice to be detectable by plants...)

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They do respond to higher light levels. I've got some crypts that have spathes on them in response to brighter lighting conditions / lower water.
Yes, that's what usually triggers flowering with equatorial blackwater crypts in nature. Their growth is often limited by light (e. g. water level and/or forest cover).
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Default Re: Larger days: Spring or Phosphate II...

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Im pretty sure these guys are growing outdoor crypt gardens on a semi large scale.
Take a look into my 'semi-large scale' crypt-garden

My crypts rack is place near a window, I turn on the light at 16:00 and turning off at 00:00. But sunlight is coming in along the day. So i think plants can notice the light changes in the sunlight.

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I've got some crypts that have spathes on them in response to lower water.
hmmmmmm
Maybe I should try lowering the water level. I can't imagine mine lack light.
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Take a look into my 'semi-large scale' crypt-garden

My crypts rack is place near a window, I turn on the light at 16:00 and turning off at 00:00. But sunlight is coming in along the day. So i think plants can notice the light changes in the sunlight.

You're running out of space! Time to get a greenhouse.
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