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Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae

Scientific Name
Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae
Botanical Name
Cryptocóryne crispátula var. balánsae (Gagnep.) N. Jacobsen
Synonyms
Cryptocoryne balansae Gagnep., Cryptocoryne kwangsiensis H.Li, Cryptocoryne longispatha Merr.
Major Group
Angiosperms
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Cryptocoryne

Description

Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae is from Southern Thailand where there are limestone mountains, and the water can be very hard. Like many other Cryptocorynes it needs to acclimatise before growth starts in earnest. Leaves becomes 20-60 cm long and the single roset plant becomes 15-20 cm wide.

Source: Tropica

Plant Info

Region
  1. Asia
Type
Rosulate
Placement
  1. Midground
  2. Background
Difficulty
Easy
Growth Rate
Medium
Height (cm)
20 - 30+
Lighting
Low
CO2
Low
Emersed Growth
Yes
Propagation
  1. Splitting
  2. Daughter Plants
  3. Runners

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