Re: Anubias flowering

[Chuck H <grendel at usit_net>]

Zach wrote:

> My anubias barteri has sent up an extra long stem, and extended
> a smaller, lighter colored leaf with a (not sure of the proper plant term)
>  pestle? flower? reproductive organ of some sort?

It's the flower, but I prefer 
"white-ear-of-corn-with-the-husk-still-on-it-looking-thing".


> Anyway, how long can I expect this to last and is there anything I can do 
> to extend it's lifespan.

It'll stick around for awhile.  The flower will be compact when it first 
opens but will gradually extend up (in a rather unwholesome way), shed some 
infertile seeds that float, and eventually melt away.  But once the plant 
starts flowering, it'll continue to do so from time to time as long as you 
keep it happy.  I have a big mother plant that puts up two at a time 
occasionally.  I usually trim them off soon after they open because I have 
a female Otocinclus that seems to think Anubias flowers are good 
eatin'.  Nutty fish.
--
Chuck Huffine
Knoxville, Tennessee