[Payara]

I am looking for some Bolbitis heudelotii. I need plants that are shorter than 10". If you have any please contact me. I'd also like to see pictures of the plants I would be buying.

Thanks
George

 

[agutt]

not sure if you saw this thread...

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/swap-n-shop/95481-xxl-african-bolbitis-portion.html

 

[Payara]

I actually saw that. I bought 2 from Robert's store aquabotanic.com. But they were HUGE. Like he said XL plants. I just need sm/med sized plants.

 

[feiyang]

My experience: when african fern is introduced to new environment, the leaves will turn to black and shrink to almost die. You can trim off all leaves, and new leaves will come out from the trunk again. So, it does not matter how large the leaves are at the beginning.

 

[Payara]

REALLY? I already traded it 2 days ago!!!

 

[BruceWatts]

I have had several of these ferns and have never had them die back.

I do have a couple of nice ones in a ten gallon that I can prune for you if you are interested. I'll take a pick when i get home from work.

Bruce

 

[Payara]

That would be great Bruce.

 

[bigstick120]

Cut off all the leaves, cut rhizome to length, tie to rock/wood and watch it grow. Same goes for java fern

 

[BruceWatts]

Sorry but I used to be a gardener specializing in Tropical plants and ferns are not like rose bushes and they do not like to be radically pruned. They may grow back eventually but radical pruning will probably cause the plants to go into shock. I do recommend that you remove dead or dieing leaves but cutting the rhizome sometimes leads to rotting.

Better to buy a small plant and let it grow naturally then to by a big plant and cut it up.

Bruce

 

[BruceWatts]

Anyway here is the pic. The fern started behind the rock and grew around the corner and into the foreground. There is also another fern to prune so I have two to offer you if you want them.

 

[Payara]

I was also looking for some Tiger lotus (Nymphaea lotus)

 

[bigstick120]

Sorry but I used to be a gardener specializing in Tropical plants and ferns are not like rose bushes and they do not like to be radically pruned. They may grow back eventually but radical pruning will probably cause the plants to go into shock. I do recommend that you remove dead or dieing leaves but cutting the rhizome sometimes leads to rotting.

Better to buy a small plant and let it grow naturally then to by a big plant and cut it up.

Bruce

It does take a little while, but they grow right back. Ive done it quite a few times.
Are you referring to tropical plants as aquatics? My stem plants come back thicker after every trim.

 

[FrostyNYC]

It does take a little while, but they grow right back. Ive done it quite a few times.
Are you referring to tropical plants as aquatics? My stem plants come back thicker after every trim.

I think he was talking specifically about ferns, not stem plants.