Plants With Runners

[Jitters]

Here is a bit of a newbish question. I have a few plants in my tank that are suppose to spread with runners.  So, will these plants just sprout leaves grow under the gravel and then all of a sudden pop up? Or do they slowly just grow? I swear I have a plant that wasn't there yesterday and today there is a leaf. Um...does that even make sense, lol?

*editors note* that was actually three questions 

[exv152]

Definitely possible. Rosette aquatic plants like crypts, sagittaria, swords, hairgrass and others send runners either just beneath the surface or along the surface. Got any pics?

[Jitters]

I don't have one atm, but I'll get one once I get back home tomorrow. 

[Jitters]

Here you go exv152

Theres are the sprouts, sware they weren't there before!



I think it might of came from this plant.

[charlie]

That plant looks like Blyxa Japonica & propagates via side shoots of the mother plant, it does not send out runners.
Regards

[exv152]

+2^ for Blyxa Japonica, which is stem and not a rosette, and propagates by division as opposed to runners.

[Jitters]

OK.  Weird.  I wonder if it's from one of the other plants in there.  Told you it was a newbish question!

Thanks to the two of you.