[Chris767]

Have about 10 baby plants a week, feel bad for pitching them. PM if interested.

 

[RandomMan]

What type of water sprite? There's at least 3 kinds, some do better planted, others do better floating.

 

[Chris767]

Not sure what type it is, but if it grew any better, I wouldn't be able to keep up with it. I pull this out twice a week.

It's usually one leaf with 5-8 "babies" attached.

 

[nemosreef]

There is only 1 true water sprite. It is a rossette plant. The others that people also commonly refer to as water sprite are not they are stem plants.

 

[Chris767]

Anyone have any idea what this actually is then, now I'm curious.

PS. This weeks trimmings are spoken for. More next week.

 

[DKRST]

Ceratopteris cornuta is called the water sprite and looks like the image(s) pictured above. There were four recognized species: C. thalictroides, C. cornuta, C. pteridoides, and C. richardii. Some taxonomists think there is only one species that is highly variable in growth form. (Lloyd, 1974 - Systematics of the genus Ceratopteris Brongn. (Parkeriaceae)).

Nemosreef, could you point me to a taxonomic reference for the specific species you are referencing? My taxonomy info is probably out-of-date.

 

[RandomMan]

A good breakdown of the different types:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/plantedtkssubwebindex/ceratopteris.htm

Wish there were photos though.

 

[Chris767]

Thanks guys, good to know.

 

[Chris767]

Bump, gonna have another batch soon. Anyone interested?

 

[Bby1984]

Are you shipping for free?

 

[Chris767]

I feel bad, but not that bad. Haha. $6 will ship them to anywhere in the states. My plant just finished settling in. It's putting out one to two huge leaves a week, one of which is usually a mass of roots by the next and needs removed.

Edit: This week's babies are spoken for! More to come!

 

[Chris767]

Gonna have some more plantlets this weekend. Anyone interested?

 

[Chris767]

Talk about a fast grower. The picture above was taken on the 30th, a bit over a week later:

It's putting out a frond every other day, each with larger stalks initially. This next one may have me pulling the mother plant out and leaving all the babies. The stalk is at least a cm, if not more. Something's working for this plant in my tank.