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Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green Gecko'

°C
°dKH
Aquarium suitability: yes
Usage: Midground, Foreground, group
Difficulty: easy
Growth: medium
Range and localities [?]: 

Sri Lanka


Height: 5 - 15 cm

Habit, plant type [?]:

  • rosette
Major group (unranked) [?]: Seed plants: Flowering plants (Angiosperms)
Order [?]: Alismatales
Family [?]: Araceae
Genus [?]: Cryptocoryne

Description: 

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green Gecko' is a selection of Wendt's water trumpet that stands out in its submersed form for its special leaf pattern. Most of the leaf surface is light to yellowish green on the upper side. Especially in the lower half of the leaf blade there is a reddish-brown zone, which can vary in size. The leaf midrib and in part the stronger lateral veins are also more or less reddish brown. The leaf margin is wavy.

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Light low to high 
Temperature tolerance 15 to 30 °C
Optimum temperature 22 to 26 °C
Carbonate hardness 1 to 18 °dKH
pH value 5 to 8 
Carbon dioxide (CO2) 5 to 40 mg/l
Nitrate (NO3-) 10 to 50 mg/l
Phosphate (PO43-) 0.1 to 3 mg/l
Potassium (K+) 5 to 30 mg/l
Iron (Fe) 0.01 to 0.5 mg/l

Growth: medium

Propagation: Runners, Rhizome division, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants

Can grow emersed?: yes

Suited for outdoor cultivation / ponds [?]: unknown

Winter hardiness [?]: not hardy in Germany

There is no detailled information for cultivating this plant yet.
Colour: 
light green
with colour zonation

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