Banana Plants

soh15 · 02-15-2006, 03:44 PM

Mine have about 5 pads all the way to the top of the water. They are about 3 inches across. I understand if I cut them off new plants will grow from these pads, is that correct?

**scolley** · 02-15-2006, 07:25 PM

Looking forward to responses on this. I've tried that on my Banana plant surface leaves, and have never gotten anything for my trouble but a rotting leaf floating on top of the tank.

Defchilde · 02-15-2006, 08:06 PM

For what I understand, based on my readings at http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/Nymphoides.html, it is the flower that you cut, not the pads, which will give you a new plant.

I tried just cutting the pads for almost two months, with no luck. During that time period, the plant would send up a new pad to the surface about every two days or so. I would wait one day, then cut the stem at about three inches under the pad, and then I would let them simply float in the tank, hoping for something. NOTHING! NA-DA! simply rotting pads.

Now, If someone could inform us of how to get this plant to flower, then. Then we would be getting somewhere.

soh15 · 02-15-2006, 08:44 PM

Mine have had pads for a month now, no flowers.

Defchilde · 02-19-2006, 01:30 AM

I found on SimplyDiscus.com a tread about the propagation. Apparently, it can be done from the pads floating on the surface and not from the flowers. Westie has a photo posted that shows roots growing about 2" below the pad, and the pad is still connected to the parent plant.

Hopefully, this will lead the way to better understanding of how these plants propagate.

soh15 · 02-19-2006, 04:54 AM

So should I try to cut a pad off. My plants has 5 pads now. I guess it would not hurt to try.

Shawn_KY · 02-20-2006, 04:30 AM

Never had flowers on mine.. Once went away on vacation, light had blown sometime or another on one side of the aquarium... Needless to say, the plant kinda went to goo but floating at the top were 5 leaves started off with roots.. I was quite amazed... I had tried many times cutting them to allow them to grow, never worked... Came apart on their own, and lo and behold, new plants.. Strange...

02-15-2006, 03:44 PM	#1
soh15 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: May 2005 Location: St Louis MO Posts: 120	Banana Plants Mine have about 5 pads all the way to the top of the water. They are about 3 inches across. I understand if I cut them off new plants will grow from these pads, is that correct?

02-15-2006, 07:25 PM	#2
scolley Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: connecticut Posts: 3,270	Looking forward to responses on this. I've tried that on my Banana plant surface leaves, and have never gotten anything for my trouble but a rotting leaf floating on top of the tank. __________________ Steve - 33g reef and a 180g planted in need of a re-scape.

02-15-2006, 08:06 PM	#3
Defchilde Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sainte-Dorothèe, Québec, Canada Posts: 95	For what I understand, based on my readings at http://www.thekrib.com/Plants/Plants/Nymphoides.html, it is the flower that you cut, not the pads, which will give you a new plant. I tried just cutting the pads for almost two months, with no luck. During that time period, the plant would send up a new pad to the surface about every two days or so. I would wait one day, then cut the stem at about three inches under the pad, and then I would let them simply float in the tank, hoping for something. NOTHING! NA-DA! simply rotting pads. Now, If someone could inform us of how to get this plant to flower, then. Then we would be getting somewhere. __________________ 125g planted tank journal

02-19-2006, 01:30 AM	#5
Defchilde Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sainte-Dorothèe, Québec, Canada Posts: 95	I found on SimplyDiscus.com a tread about the propagation. Apparently, it can be done from the pads floating on the surface and not from the flowers. Westie has a photo posted that shows roots growing about 2" below the pad, and the pad is still connected to the parent plant. Hopefully, this will lead the way to better understanding of how these plants propagate. __________________ 125g planted tank journal Last edited by Defchilde; 02-19-2006 at 02:56 PM..

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02-15-2006, 08:44 PM	#4
soh15 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: May 2005 Location: St Louis MO Posts: 120	Mine have had pads for a month now, no flowers.

02-19-2006, 04:54 AM	#6
soh15 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: May 2005 Location: St Louis MO Posts: 120	So should I try to cut a pad off. My plants has 5 pads now. I guess it would not hurt to try.

02-20-2006, 04:30 AM	#7
Shawn_KY Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Flatwoods, KY Posts: 48	Never had flowers on mine.. Once went away on vacation, light had blown sometime or another on one side of the aquarium... Needless to say, the plant kinda went to goo but floating at the top were 5 leaves started off with roots.. I was quite amazed... I had tried many times cutting them to allow them to grow, never worked... Came apart on their own, and lo and behold, new plants.. Strange...