Plant Propagation??

[half cab]

This is an Aponogeton plant that grew from a bulb made by Top Fin. In the pictures, theres a long stalk and it has a bulb and of what looks like a smaller version of the "mother" plant. Can i break that part off where a root seems to be growing and plant it in my sand? I don't have much experience with plants so im curious as to what i can do here.

 

[ar0wan]

growing roots already

absolutely
cut the runner free with a pair of snips/scissors cleanly
root and be proud
GJ

 

[half cab]

Cool thanks. Do I need to wait until there are more and longer roots?

 

[ar0wan]

The healthiest thing would be to plant it while still attached to the parent plant
but it's big enough naow to survive on it's own given good growing conditions

 

[half cab]

If i was to plant it with the mother plant, would i just pull the new plant down into the sand and call it a day? Leaving the stem exposed above and/or below the sand?

 

[ar0wan]

yes you put the roots under the sand and the stem above it