Anubias

From: "Agoston Janos" <agoston.janos at citromail.hu> on 2006.12.21 at 19:08:36(14979) Dear Ted, Thank you for the reply. I would like to know if I can keep Anubias in a normal way, not submerged. I saw, that if Anubias barteri flowered under the water, the inflorescence rottened, but when it reached the surface of the water it never rottened. Is this means that it flowers emerged? Unfortunately I gave my full aquarium to my cousin, but years ago I gave naftil acid (50%, in alcohol) to the water and Kemira 2. soluable fertilizer. That time Anubias has grown very good. You also not covering the rhizome with sand, do you? What do you do to avoid root rotting? Thank you again for your help. Bye, Jani +More ----- Original Message ----- From: ted.held@us.henkel.com To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] variegata aroids + a lots of questions + contacts Jani, The only aroid species I know very much about are Anubias and Cryptocoryne. These are definitely moisture-loving plants and would not appreciate dryness. There are many varieties of each and these vary in requirements. Many of the Anubias are large plants and can easily get too big for an aquarium. Just this past weekend I was visiting a friend with an Anubias with leaves easily half a meter high, with the leaf blades completely above the water line. The one well-behaved Anubias that can be kept neatly submerged in a typical aquarium is the one called Anubias barteri nana or just Anubias nana. This last species is also very tough and resists even plant-nibbling fish. In my tanks it reaches a maximum leaf length, including petiole, of about 20 cm. More typically it is half that. Its only drawback is that is grows slowly. But it is easy to grow and should be readily available from any aquarium club and many commercial stores. Cryptocoryne are generally more challenging; some may say a lot more challenging. While many will perform satisfactorily submerged in water, many require an "emerse" culture, meaning with their leaves above the water line and their roots wet. For a quick reference I recommend the site maintained by Jan Bastemeijer of the Netherlands. There is much information there. He may still be a member of this list. His site can be reached at: http://www.NationaalHerbarium.nl/Cryptocoryne/index.html. . Beyond that it would be well to make acquaintance of an aquatic plant fancier who lives near you. In fact, if you contact Jan he can probably put you in touch with one of the members of the European Crypt society. Good luck, Ted. "Agoston Janos" Sent by: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com 12/21/2006 10:39 AM Please respond toDiscussion of aroids To "AROID-L" cc Subject [Aroid-l] variegata aroids + a lots of questions + contacts Dear All, Can somebody help me with variegated Araceae? Because I do not know how variegation starts. Are there some viruses or chemicals which can induce variegation? Can occure variegation by micropropagation? How often? The second question would be: How to take care of Anubias and Cryptocoryne. They are sold as aquatic plants, but my Anubias has grown out from the tank. Do they need a dry period or what? What are the requirements of Lysichitons. I have allready killed 5 pcs. Sorry for the many questions, but I still not received the Aroid book, and thank you for your help in advance! ----------------------------------------- I have new mail addresses. agoston.janos@citromail.hu viraghagymasz@davidnet.hu contact@hagymarium.hu - not too often checked, but weekly szaki@hagymarium.hu - - not too often checked, but weekly And you can call me on skype: skype:viraghagymasz?call Bye, Jani, Z5a_______________________________________________Aroid-l mailing listAroid-l@gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________Aroid-l mailing listAroid-l@gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: piaba <piabinha at yahoo.com> on 2006.12.22 at 17:55:33(14992) jani, having kept anubias in aquaria, i can tell you that, yes, they do prefer to grow emerged (above water). the roots are only needed to attach to wood or rocks, i don't think they take up any nutrients that way. tsuh yang +More ========= tsuh yang __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Dmitry Loginov" <dloginov at ineos.ac.ru> on 2009.11.04 at 16:33:03(20242) Hi all! Some days ago I started a new project concerning the genus Anubias. It is international bulletin, which presents highlights of the Russian Anubias Forum. This forum is devoted to the growing of Anubias-plants, their systematization, etc. If you are interested you can visit next Web page www.anubias-engl.blogspot.com The Germany version is available at http://anubias-deutsch.blogspot.com . Your comments are welcome! Best regards, Dmitry Loginov +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Marek Argent" <abri1973 at wp.pl> on 2009.11.10 at 17:47:24(20257) Hi Dmitry, When I was beginning and I had several aroids belonging to various genera, I was registering all changes in my plants, how many leaves they put in one year and among others the direction of unfolding the leaves. I noticed that in the subfamily Monsteroideae, tribe Monstereae (Monstera, Epipremnum, Scindapsus...) the leaves unfold alternately, one leaf clockwise, the next counter-clockwise. Their leaves are asymmetric. In other genera I checked (mainly popular species of Aglaonema, Anubias, Alocasia, Homalomena, Spathiphyllum, Syngonium, Zantedeschia...) leaves in a single plant unfold in the same direction. The direction may change when: - the plant blooms (after blooming some plants put cataphylls instead of normal leaves - I noticed it in Zantedeschia and Spathiphyllum) - the plant divides (Zantedeschia or Spathipyllum after blooming sometimes divides, usually the new leaves unfold in the opposite direction) - the plant produces offsets from the ground. - the top of the plant gets damaged and it puts a new stem from nodes below (example: Syngonium). Observing Zantedeschia plants grown from seeds, some plants' leaves were rolled CW, some CCW, so I think there's no rule. I didn't count the percentage. In tuberous/rhizomatous aroids that fall into dormancy, the direction also may change in the next season. I haven't checked it yet in plants which leaves grow from cataphylls (Anthurium, Philodendron). Best, Marek Argent +More ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dmitry Loginov" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 5:33 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Anubias > Hi all! > > Some days ago I started a new project concerning the genus Anubias. It is > international bulletin, which presents highlights of the Russian Anubias > Forum. This forum is devoted to the growing of Anubias-plants, their > systematization, etc. If you are interested you can visit next Web page > www.anubias-engl.blogspot.com The Germany version is available at > http://anubias-deutsch.blogspot.com . Your comments are welcome! > > Best regards, > > Dmitry Loginov > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nie znaleziono wirusa w tej wiadomosci przychodzacej. Sprawdzone przez AVG - www.avg.com Wersja: 8.5.425 / Baza danych wirusow: 270.14.59/2494 - Data wydania: 11/10/09 07:38:00 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Dmitry Loginov" <dloginov at ineos.ac.ru> on 2009.11.11 at 09:34:44(20260) Marek, Thank you for this information. Indeed, we also found that in Anubias leafs in a single plant unfold in the same direction. The spathes of inflorescences have the same direction of unfolding as a leaf. But leaves of different species are rolled up in different ways. Distribution of this feature in a genus is approximately equivalent. Also, the direction change in a single plant was not observed yet. This property is transferred to new plants at vegetative reproduction. Dmitry +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: dbiggs at xantusidesign.net on 2009.11.16 at 00:03:29(20296) Dmitry, That looks like a great resource. Thanks for posting the link. This could be real handy for aquarium hobbyists interested in growing the less common Anubias. There is a US importer, Rehoboth Aquatics (http://www.rehobothaquatics.com/plants.htm), who offers some unusual species and varieties and I have been meaning to try some more of them. Devin +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Dmitry Loginov" <dloginov at ineos.ac.ru> on 2009.11.18 at 19:06:45(20328) Devin, Thanks for your message. The greatest interest for us represents A. pynaetrii. It is not cultivated in Russia at all. Some years ago I have received two plants with this name from the USA. However, it has appeared other species. The form of leaf strongly differs from that on illustration in Rehoboth Aquatics and Crusio,s revision. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c1PcomPQ-Gc/SvHyNaetgvI/AAAAAAAAACc/bsdOucahfXY/s1600-h/pynaertii.jpg Dmitry +More _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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