Monday, May 26, 2008

My Plant ~



~MARIMO ~


Marimo is a rare growth of the species where the algae grow into large green balls in a velvety appearance.It is an iconic item of the Lake Akan in Hokkaido.This mysterious plant known as marimo habitats in the deepest reach of the Lake Akan . Marimo will grow n flourish in a rate about 5mm diameter a year .


~Do & Don't ~
  • It can habitat in tap water.
  • The lower the water temperature ,the better for the growth of marimo .
  • Marimo must not hav direct contact with sun light ~
  • Must pay extra tenderness n care to gently brush the branches on the surface of marimo .
  • When u change the water gently squeeze the water out of marimo.

marimo turning 2 years old in tis coming up june of 18 ^^


chyu & marimo _ 260508

18 comments:

奥古斯丁 said...

isit easy to take care a?
i also would like to have one neh! Y(^_^)Y
where to buy o?

Simon Seow said...

so small, not my kind of plant. :p

ahlost said...

[babychyu]
Marimo? Nice name. It's my first time I hear bout this. Thanks for sharing. :D

Vanquish said...

Almost as cute as the owner.

Lin-lynn said...

Wow.
I can't decide which ones cuter. Ahahaha, but seriously, where'd you buy it from? :) All the way from Japan? Dunneed to refridgerate it ah?

babychyu said...

奥古斯丁:use "heart" to take care XD bought from japan ^^

simon: ceh ~ so which kind of plant suit u ? har ?

ahlost: ^^v

vanquish: both also cute ~ ish ish perasan ~ hahaaa

lin-lynn:heyyea lin-lynn~ welcome to my simple n ordinary life's blog :p gegeee~ marimo need low temperature to survive , so have to refridgerate it once awhile . not buy it all the way from japan~ post from japan ^^

ahlost said...

Wow.. how much is the postage and also the marino?

viviensiu微微妍笑 said...

wah.... can eat one ah? :P

babychyu said...

ahlost: how much ? depend where and which n u buy from :p

viviensiu: wei wei wei .. dun attack my marimo ar ~ ta lei pek pek ~~ heng!

Huei said...

cute! where did u get it from?

sunshine said...

how does marimo looks like 2 yrs ago? how to post it from japan to kl?? how big will it grow to be?

cnxc323 said...

Ooo... Cool ball plant.

babychyu said...

huei: japan..

sunshine: my marimo almost 2yrs old lo..but the size still ntg diff.. hahaa . mailling by plane .. but normally they sure keep in kargo there very heatin rite.. when u receive marimo almost die jor.. coz marimo need low temperature to survive..to those when receive marimo still survive is consider SO LUCKY jor ~ as i kn the largest spherical marimo confirmed in Lake Akan was approximately 30cm in diameter.. @_@ so big gah O_o

cnxc323: yea yea ^^

joshuaongys said...

aiseh.. my sister kept playing with that larrr lolx

babychyu said...

joshua: ur sister hv it too?

sunshine said...

how to buy it? i tot transfer of plants n animals by individuals r not allowed due to some quarantine issue?

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Anonymous said...

hey! just wanted to let u know! i recently got myself some marimos too and i dont think you're supposed to squeeze the water out of it, you just need to gently roll it on the palm of your hand to make sure it stays 'clean'. that's all.