A friend of mine gave this to me as a gift. For now, it is an elegant little thing. I like it, and hope it will stay this way for a while. Has anybody had this one as a house plant? How fast does it grow? Do I need to move it to a larger pot any time soon? Thanks.
well now, never seen that done before! lol i doubt it will live long. they live in saltwater at the ocean's edge and a little beyond.
Funny you should post this right now, as I'm about to try growing this indoors myself...I should have mine in about a week.
It's said that these will grow in aquariums indoors, (saltwater or not) so why not give it a shot?
Someone on another forum was growing them indoors a year or so ago...haven't heard how theirs is doing, though.
I've read that they're currently becoming quite popular as indoor plants, and that they don't necessarily need *salt* water.
Check this out.... http://www.mangrovemania.com/mangrove_home.html
Also try a google search for 'mangrove indoor plant' and you'll get lots of info.
i stand hopefully corrected and hope everyone has luck with them! it will be an interesting experiment at the very least! (hi nan!) debi
Thank you both for the response. The little plant has been doing well over the past 10 days since it came. No leave has turned brown. Hopefully it will stay healthy :-)
Nan, thank you for the link. I will also google it to see what I can find.
Hey debi! ~~~~
It will be a fun experiment, indeed! I'm always up for a new one!
I love that there's always something 'new' to try to grow indoors.
Funny, too, how some plants deemed 'difficult' to grow indoors (by some 'experts') turn out to be relatively easily grown, and some deemed 'easily grown' are often difficult!
I'll be interested to see how yours does for you, donnerville....I'll let you know how mine does, too....when I get it!
experiments are always fun, nan!
one thing i have to say just to get it off my chest. hopefully if these are becoming the rage, they will not be taken from the wild. they are very much protected in florida and i would hope that someone is not out there just ripping these things up and selling them. they are a vital part of the ecosystem in the keys and elsewhere.
Responsible vending....good point...I'll have to check on that with the vendor I'd planned to get mine from. He's an 'aquarium' dealer...sells fish/plants/supplies, etc...
I've seen a lot of Mangrove 'seedlings' on ebay...so hopefully those being sold to the public are grown from seed.
I've looked into 'growing' the plant...but not it's propagation.
I will ask him whether his are grown from seed or how they're obtained....thanks for pointing that out, as I agree it's important!
it is probably all too tempting to pick up the ones that are floating around in the water and not all of them will find their place and take root but you see my point. didn't mean to come off in any way that YOU were personally ripping them out of the ocean!......at least not from Wisconsin! lol
(Ü) I knew that! Besides, I'd surely need some long arms for that feat! (Ü)
We need that reminder, though, to make sure the vendors we buy from are 'responsible'.
We need to at least ask them, so they know that we care about our planet.
