XL Microsorum pteropus Java Fern Tropica
Large motherplant, grown in a 9 cm square pot.
Microsorum pteropus is a water fern from Asia, 15-30 cm tall. To be grown on a root or stone, attached with fishing line until it has gained a hold. If planted in the bottom, do not cover the rhizome because it will rot. Easy to propagate by splitting the horizontal rhizome. A hardy plant that grows in all conditions. The black spots under the leaves are sporangia (reproductive organs), not signs of disease, as many believe.
Plant info
| Type: | Rhizomatous | |
|---|---|---|
| Origin: | Asia | |
| Growth rate: | Slow | |
| Height: | 15 -30 | |
| Light demand: | Low | |
| CO2 : | Low |
Large motherplant, grown in a 9 cm square pot.
Microsorum pteropus is a water fern from Asia, 15-30 cm tall. To be grown on a root or stone, attached with fishing line until it has gained a hold. If planted in the bottom, do not cover the rhizome because it will rot. Easy to propagate by splitting the horizontal rhizome. A hardy plant that grows in all conditions. The black spots under the leaves are sporangia (reproductive organs), not signs of disease, as many believe.
Plant info
| Type: | Rhizomatous | |
|---|---|---|
| Origin: | Asia | |
| Growth rate: | Slow | |
| Height: | 15 -30 | |
| Light demand: | Low | |
| CO2 : | Low |
Description
Large motherplant, grown in a 9 cm square pot.
Microsorum pteropus is a water fern from Asia, 15-30 cm tall. To be grown on a root or stone, attached with fishing line until it has gained a hold. If planted in the bottom, do not cover the rhizome because it will rot. Easy to propagate by splitting the horizontal rhizome. A hardy plant that grows in all conditions. The black spots under the leaves are sporangia (reproductive organs), not signs of disease, as many believe.
Plant info
| Type: | Rhizomatous | |
|---|---|---|
| Origin: | Asia | |
| Growth rate: | Slow | |
| Height: | 15 -30 | |
| Light demand: | Low | |
| CO2 : | Low |
