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Lori S.
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And now for something completely different...
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August 08, 2011, 02:14:06 PM »
I guess I'll put this under Bog Gardening, as the most fitting category...
Here is the progression of development of new little clones of a viviparous water lily, in this case, the tropical day-bloomer,
Nymphaea
'Mme. Ganna Walska':
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Lori
This method of asexual reproduction is interesting.
Are these what are known as Epiphyllous plantlets?
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That is so cool!
Truley the 'birth' of a new plant.
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Quote from: Weiser on November 22, 2011, 02:25:05 PM
Are these what are known as Epiphyllous plantlets?
Yes, that seems to be the right term for it... here's an article I found while checking that out, that delves into the origins of this trait in water lily cultivars:
http://www.watergardenersinternational.org/journal/4-2/jorge/page1_en.html
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