my new MONSTERS to be: Black Mangroves...

[MaddMaxx]

That will be great to see some updates.

Working on it... That spider lily just gave me two flowers at once!

Very cool set up.

Thanks!

 

[MaddMaxx]

So here's the long awaited pictorial update. I moved just about a month ago, to a place with less room, but I was really happy that I found a place to put my monster 75g tank and I don't have to downsize and give up any of my plant space.

One of the original Bonsai's:

The BIG mamma-jamma (well over 30cm now...):

I'm getting ready to Bonsai the rest of these, as I don't want them to get much higher:

And the runt...

And a few of my other notables -

The freshwater Palm putting out some really nice new growth:

And the Leather Fern nice and full, and pushing out some new stock:

 

[hydrophyte]

Wow! Nice work growing those plants. They look fantastic.

I only started to try that cat palm this year, but it is shaping up to be a really good ripairum plant. It starts tout growing slow, but then every new leaf is bigger than the last.

 

[eminence978]

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[MaddMaxx]

Wow! Nice work growing those plants. They look fantastic.

I only started to try that cat palm this year, but it is shaping up to be a really good ripairum plant. It starts tout growing slow, but then every new leaf is bigger than the last.

Thanks hydro! The palm is really cool, I love how the new leaves come out looking solid, then slowly start splitting into fronds...

Question - can I break the new fern offshoot and replant in another planter?

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Thanks man!

 

[hydrophyte]

Yeah I like that cat palm a lot too. I placed an order earlier this week that includes several swamp or stream-associated palms. That cat palm is a pretty common potted houseplant, but some of these other ones are rare and obscure plants. I can't wait to see them.

Yes you can divide the leather fern. It clumps very tight so it is difficult to seperate the little side shoots. It would help to have a sharp knife or shears to carefully cut away the little division with some leaf and roots.

 

[MaddMaxx]

Oh man, oh man! You gotta post up those new palms when they come in, I'm like a kid waiting for Xmas once I read that!

Thanks for the tips on separating the fern, I'll let you know how it goes when I get back home.

 

[MaddMaxx]

Did a little more bonsai-ing, just waiting for them to put out some more new shoots to have something to show. It's my first time doing a second trimming on the original bonsai's so I'm really interested in seeing where they grow now...

 

[MaddMaxx]

Soooo, no new growth since I've trimmed them last... almost 2 weeks ago... I think they're confused on where to push out new growth.

 

[hydrophyte]

Any new updates?

If they have plenty of light but are slow to grow you might try adding some ferts to their planter cups.