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Re: propagating aponogeton
Paul wrote:
> A. stachyosporus is a synonym for A. undulata. At one time it was
> considered to be a narrow-leaved version of A. undulata. If it is undulata
> (stachysporous), it will grow little plants on the flower stalk, in the
> same manner as sword plants do. If it has produced a flower, brush the
>flower with a small paint brush, like the kind used for watercolors. If
>the flower doesn't have a mechanism preventing self-fertilization, you
>should get some seeds to develop.
They are nothing alike, other than the tuber. There are no plantlets on the
stalk, just a flower on the end. So, you brush this and wait to see if seeds
develop? How long would this take? What does one look for?
Raj wrote:
>I got seeds only when I rubbed two flowers together to
>pollinate.
Maybe this answer is obvious to others, but not me . . .from 2 different
plants?
Thanks,
Sylvia