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Crinum calamistratum

Scientific Name
Crinum calamistratum
Botanical Name
Crínum calamistrátum Bogner & Heine
Major Group
Angiosperms
Order
Asparagales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Crinum

Description

Crinum calamistratum from West Africa is a very graceful bulbous plant with dark-green, very narrow leaves. The curly leaves becomes 40-120 cm long. It forms smaller bulbs than the other Crinum-species, and requires less light.

In the aquarium plants that are thriving form a number of small bulbs. It is not eaten by herbivorous fish. It can also be used in brackish aquariums with low salt concentrations.

Source: Tropica

Plant Info

Region
  1. Asia
Type
Bulb/Onion
Placement
  1. Midground
  2. Background
Difficulty
Easy
Growth Rate
Slow
Height (cm)
20 - 30
Lighting
Low
CO2
Low
Emersed Growth
No
Propagation
  1. Splitting
  2. Daughter Plants

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