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Microsorum pteropus - Windeløv
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Thu July 3, 2008
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100% of reviewers
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9.0
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Description:
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Common Name: Java Fern, Windeløv
Scientific Name: Microsorum pteropus "Windeløv"
Light:Very Low toMedium
Co2:Not essential to growth
Level of Difficulty: Easy
M. pteropus “Windeløv” is a cultivar of Microsorum pteropus, developed by Tropica and named after its creator, Holger Windeløv. Its main difference from the natural M. pteropus is that the tips of Windelov’s leaves are branched into several small sections.
Just like normal Java Fern, Windelov is one of the least demanding plant species available to the hobbyist. It will grow in low light conditions without Co2 or good water column fertilization but it also thrives in mid to high light conditions with Co2 and fertilization. It tolerates a wide range of conditions. All of this combines to make Windelov an ideal beginner plant for the novice, as well as a beautiful option for the expert.
Windelov tends to stay smaller than its predecessor, staying from around four to seven inches in height. M. pteropus “Windelov” attaches itself to wood and rocks and makes an ideal cover for these structures. Cotton or nylon thread, or water safe staples and tacks, can be used to secure this plant to wood or rocks. In time, the roots will anchor themselves around the object and will retain a firm grasp on their own. Care must be taken not to bury the rhizome of this plant as it will rot away and the plant will die if it becomes covered with gravel.
As the fern ages, it will develop long, hair-like brown roots which dangle from the rhizome. When hanging from an elevated piece of driftwood, these roots give an utterly natural and swamp or lake-like feel to the aquascape. These roots provide hiding places for small fish and light shy species such as otos and small plecos find refuge in the tight growing leaves, often hiding along the stems or rhizome structures.
The leaves of this species are quite tough and are not normally eaten by herbivorous fish.
Propogation can be performed by making a sharp cut through the rhizome, leaving at least one or two leaves per section of rhizome. These will continue to spread from the rhizome, forming new leaves and roots. Alternatively, the plant will produce adventitious plantlets that form from the “mother” leaves, near the end of each leaf. While developing, these leaves will be attached to the main leaf. In time, they will detach on their own. The aquarist may choose to separate these from the main leaf once they have reached a suitable size (at least 1-2” in length) and they can be planted as one wishes. It seems that this M. pteropus “Windelov” does not produce these daughter plants as easily or readily as the regular Java fern, making rhizome splitting a more attractive form of propagation.
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ishar
MFT Staff
Registered: July 2007
Location: Hamilton, ON.
Posts: 1180
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Review Date: Thu July 3, 2008
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Would you recommend the profile? Yes |
Price you paid?: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Beautiful full look, deep green, easy
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Cons:
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none that I have found
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This plant grew amazing in every condition I put it in but one. It grew well in low everything, medium light no ferts, medium light low ferts, medium light low ferts DIY CO2, and other such situations. But once I had high light (4.7WPG) with DIY CO2 and low fert dosage this plant did a massive nosedive due to a nitrogen deficiency. This was my fault not the plant's, but it is something to watch out for.
Other than that, this plant would grow in very bushy and full- one single leaf could spread out at the tips and cover a near 2" diameter area at the tip, in a fan like appearance. It is really a beautiful plant.
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