Anubias flower!

chris_todd · Post by **chris_todd** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:42 pm

The other day Amy discovered that one of the anubias nana we have in our emersed setup had flowered! Woo-Hoo! If I wasn't a lousy photographer with a cheap camera, I'd take a picture. Then again, you've all seen anubias flowers before. Mainly we're just excited and wanted to share.

I'm not sure what made it flower, though I did a water change about 2 weeks ago, and added some Flourish Iron and Flourish, so maybe that did it. Perhaps it was the dropping temps? Our emersed setup has 3-4" of water, and a heater that keeps the water about 76* F, but it's in our basement, where the ambient temp is probably 68* and dropping because we haven't turned on the heat yet.

Another anubias looks like it has thrown up a flower that hasn't opened yet; hopefully it will open in the next few days.

Now, if only my emersed crypts would flower...

SCMurphy · Post by **SCMurphy** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:46 pm

Nice Job.

You are just excited and you wanted to share. Lucky for you we are the people you get to share with. Yes, we've seen anubias flowers, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't tell us. How can we congratulate you, if you don't tell us?

DelawareJim · Post by **DelawareJim** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:55 pm

Congratulations Chris.

Yeah, too bad it wasn't a Crypt. flower. Then you would have gotten four replies instead of our measly two.

Cheers.
Jim

ingg · Post by **ingg** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:59 pm

Hey, I like making Anubias Flower! Plus, they'll actually flower underwater, spathes never open for me underwater.

Grats guys, it is always so cool - like watching your apistos lay eggs, even if you don't rear the babies it is so cool!

Post by **krisw** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:06 pm

Congrats! If anyone hasn't seen an Anubias flower:

jcali10 · Post by **jcali10** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:41 pm

Congrats, I have an anubias in my 29G with 2 flowers.

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:36 pm

Congrats!!! i felt the same way and posted my very first few flowers on here (anywhere else i get called thins like Fish geek or plant weirdo"

) i have a bunch of those flowers and just like you, im not sure what made them all suddently flower...they look awesome under water and even more awesome outside

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:19 pm

has the flower opened yet? thats the good thing about anubias is that even it doesn't make it outside of the water they still open

pictures?

chris_todd · Post by **chris_todd** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:14 pm

Actually, if you'd like to see a picture of our flowering anubias, just look at the photo of Jeff's aquascape from the Iron Aquascaper competition - he used it in the front on the right hand side. I felt so proud, LOL.

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:36 pm

LOL, i saw it, i didn't know you sacrificed your plant to the club

Anubias flower!

Anubias flower!

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