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Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
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Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia can form slightly pink leaves under water, and in good growing conditions it grows very large. It has characteristically horizontal leaves on a long leaf stem. It rarely suffers from so-called cryptocoryne disease. | ||||||
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Cryptocoryne retrospiralisAquarium plant
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Cryptocoryne retrospiralis grows over the whole area of India, disjunct from C. crispatula but in the southwest of India mixed with C. spiralis. Not flowering specimens of C. retrospiralis are not easy to distinguish from C. spiralis as both have similar, stiff leaves. The spatha however is quite different. The difference between C. retrospiralis and C. crispatula is that the latter has often narrower, often undulated, laeves. Further, the two plants differ in the markings on the limb of the spathe. The typical monsoon leaves in C. retrospiralis (the chives form leaves) are also found in C. crispatula. Though this plant is known for more than 150 years, little is known on the variation in this species.
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Cryptocoryne spiralis Aquarium plant
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XL Cryptocoryne spiralis
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Cryptocoryne wendtii "Red" is a beautiful reddish brown variety of Cryptocoryne wendtii. It is a mistake to believe that Cryptocorynes require soft water. In large parts of Sri Lanka the water is hard, so Sri Lanka Cryptocorynes are almost all suitable for hard water. If the plant is affected by the so called "cryptocoryne disease", do not remove it from the aquarium because a few weeks later it will produce new shoots. See other Cryptocorynes for further information.
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Cryptocoryne undulata red
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An old name for this plant is Cryptocoryne lutea. It has a more rigid and upright structure than many other Cryptocorynes. Like other Cryptocorynes, it must be planted at intervals of a few centimetres. After about six months it will form a cohesive group. See other Cryptocorynes for further information. | ||||
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