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Yoong · 12-14-2007, 06:46 AM

[quote=newellcr;347490]Yoong,

Neat picture! I repotted an elliptica plant almost a year ago. The leaves were very brittle and I broke off a bunch of leaves in the process. I potted most of these emerse in collected soil and the pot quickly became covered in algae. I figured they were lost but left them alone. Last August, I noticed growth under the algae and pulled it off. Pictures below. The plant is labeled as PLD which was a blunder made in haste. I did have the '10 leaves' on the marker stick, so I know that it is elliptica.

I used these pictures in my Crypt program which I've given a couple of times. These slides are under mistakes and successes. All is not lost when you have problems. It's my guess that the algae helped these leaves to root as previous attempts to root elliptica leaves had failed.

Thanks for posting the picture.

Kind Regards,

Chris,
Nice pictures you have there too. It is interesting how the algea cover the leaves of your crypt. I thinK that high moisture and stable environment is the key. I put a few leafs in different condition. the only two that grew plantlets are both in transparent bottle with either crypt minima or affinis in it. Because these bottles are closed, the environement within hardly change. I rarely have to add water and check them only once in a while. I think your algea covered the leave and provide an enclosed and stable environment similar to what I have. Just my thought.

12-14-2007, 06:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
Yoong Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 103 iTrader Ratings: 0 Plant Points: 6300	Re: Cryptocoryne elliptica growing from leaf. [quote=newellcr;347490]Yoong, Neat picture! I repotted an elliptica plant almost a year ago. The leaves were very brittle and I broke off a bunch of leaves in the process. I potted most of these emerse in collected soil and the pot quickly became covered in algae. I figured they were lost but left them alone. Last August, I noticed growth under the algae and pulled it off. Pictures below. The plant is labeled as PLD which was a blunder made in haste. I did have the '10 leaves' on the marker stick, so I know that it is elliptica. I used these pictures in my Crypt program which I've given a couple of times. These slides are under mistakes and successes. All is not lost when you have problems. It's my guess that the algae helped these leaves to root as previous attempts to root elliptica leaves had failed. Thanks for posting the picture. Kind Regards, Chris, Nice pictures you have there too. It is interesting how the algea cover the leaves of your crypt. I thinK that high moisture and stable environment is the key. I put a few leafs in different condition. the only two that grew plantlets are both in transparent bottle with either crypt minima or affinis in it. Because these bottles are closed, the environement within hardly change. I rarely have to add water and check them only once in a while. I think your algea covered the leave and provide an enclosed and stable environment similar to what I have. Just my thought.