Cryptocoryne Wendtii
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Aquatic Plants Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
One of the most versatile and reliable aquarium plants, available in green, bronze, and red varieties. Its broad, textured leaves add a beautiful mid-ground element to aquascapes. Extremely hardy once established, though prone to Crypt melt when conditions change suddenly.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Low to medium
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Water
Submerged in water
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Humidity
Aquatic (100%)
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Temperature
20-28°C
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Soil
Nutrient-rich aquarium substrate or fine gravel, benefits from root tab fertilizers
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Fertilizer
Root tabs every 4-6 weeks, liquid fertilizer every 2 weeks
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Sri Lanka, South Asia
- 📏 Max height
- 15-30 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 15-30 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Spring - Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- White, Cream
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green, Bronze
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Slow
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to fish and humans
- 🌱 Propagation
- Runner division — produces plantlets on underground runners
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic to fish and humans
Common issues
- Crypt melt — leaves dissolve when water parameters change, Extremely slow to establish after melting, Transplant shock lasting weeks
💡 Care tips
- Hardy beginner-friendly plant for planted aquariums,Bronze-green leaves add warm color to the aquascape,Can melt leaves when first planted but will regrow adapted,Does best in stable conditions so avoid frequent changes
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