Crypt affinis flowering?

Cristy Keister · Post by **Cristy Keister** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:58 pm

My Crypt affinis has really taken off in the last couple of months. It's leaves are huge! Just noticed that it has two stalks with big pods at the top. I've never had a crypt flower in a tank. I'm too excited to wait to find out what will happen.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:34 am

very cool Cristy.

Can you get us a pic?

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:12 am

picture, picture, picture!

nice!!

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:38 am

Pictures!

Cristy Keister · Post by **Cristy Keister** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:55 pm

Ok. These are the best I could get.

ddavila06 · Post by **ddavila06** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:01 pm

thats so kool, will it come out of the tank or flower under water? thats so exciting!!!

Ghazanfar Ghori · Post by **Ghazanfar Ghori** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:11 am

That's Barclaya longifolia. Still cool though! The pods should soon open up and scatter seeds everywhere! And they then germinate. You'll never get rid of it!

Ben Belton · Post by **Ben Belton** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:20 am

That happened to me once. Long after the mother plant was gone.. maybe even months later, all the sudden Barclayas started sprouting up everywhere. I didn't even know I had had a flower spike. It's kinda fun.

I've had Elatine do this too. Lose or toss your plants and when conditions are right, it starts back growing from nowhere.

Cristy Keister · Post by **Cristy Keister** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 12:55 am

So much for Google research.

I planted C. affinis and Barclaya right next to each other, but one didn't make it. After looking at Google photos I thought this was the crypt. Plus, the Barclaya I planted was all red. This plant is green on one side, red on the other, like the C. affinis I bought at Aquafest last year. Oh well. Barclaya seeds anyone?

Crypt affinis flowering?

Crypt affinis flowering?

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