My Crinum natans are blooming!!!!...new pics added

Hi Linny, great to see you on the forums, hope all is well. Show us more photos as it develops. Hope to see you back with more regularity soon.

Your "Bloom" would be a nice addition to any forum... Keep the photos coming. I too use Acrylic Tanks for my Planted holdings.

What are your specs to get such GOOOD results?

Thanks

wow i've never seen any crinum blooms like that. thanks for sharing.

Does your crinum produce seeds? I have the curly crinum and have not seen blooms but I have these flat little brown disks. It is the only thing I can think they are (onion seeds).

I believe they produce seeds, just as reported by a fellow local hobbist with crinums in his pond here. He helped to pollinate the flowers and they form seeds, which germinate under water.

dmb thanks.
My specs are in the signature.
I will post more pics as it opens. I would guess it will look like an anubias or spath, but we will see.
My Crinums are so big now, I will have to get rid of them when I set up the new tank as they take up half of my 90gal...lol
They are beautiful though.

Lol that seems alot.Are they somewhat like crypts or did they come from Bulbs? So whens the new tank gonna get setup?
Didnt you get the new tank months ago?

They are rosette type plants, bulb-like base
They are slow growers but get very large, as I am finding out. yes I got my new setup, but do not plan on setting it up until I move. That is the plan.
Shockingly enough, with 2 deaths in the family in the past 4 months and a job change, I hadn't had a chance to set up a new tank....weird I know

Lynny!!!!!!!
Glad to see you posting again!!!!!
Beautiful pics of a beautiful bud.

Please keep posting!!!

Will do, Walter.
Life has been a bit complicated these days, but you guys are on my mind a lot.
You can see my tank is a bit jungly, but it is clean.

fresh_lynny said:

Will do, Walter.
Life has been a bit complicated these days, but you guys are on my mind a lot.
You can see my tank is a bit jungly, but it is clean.

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I can't even imagine. Just remember we are here when you're ready.

And as far as jungly, I think I saw some little guys saying "Kong..Kong" in there. :eek5:

Lets say, I have anubias, Crinum and C Balnsae up the wazoo....not to mention the buckets full of moss I toss every week. Not to mention 100's of shrimp!

It is insane! When I have to break it down and move, you guys can come over and "go shopping" in there and take what you want

You officially moving then? Where are you off to?

What kind of shrimp? Did you just put a bunch in there in the beggining and now they've bred like crazy? Maybe I should do that with a spare tank, and just let it go wild. I like that look.

Jen, your avatar looks like you if you were on the family guy!!!! cute!
I am either moving to Joisey or to Houston. I just have to decide!


Searun: I have japonicum, cherries, some sort of black shrimp and a dark one with a heavy stripe down the back, and yes, they all bred and bred, so I have what I would call a diverse shrimp population. They are everywhere in every shape and color...lol I know for the purist, I broke the rules, but it is kind of cool.

Haha, thanks Lynn!

This is where I got it - I was fortunate to have a very talented artist as a roommate for awhile! I'm in there 4 or 5 times:
http://www.randomassembly.com/RA/2005/06/15/magic-fingers/

Blooms are always a fun surprise. Thanks for sharing.

Good luck with the move and sorry to hear about the family misfortune.

Thanks KZR. I guess it is all part of life, an inevitability.

Jen, I will go check it out!