Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae (form #3)

Plant Name: Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae (form #3)

Tankquility Catalogue #: TQ-01374

Synonyms/Trade Names:

Original Plant Sourced as: Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae?

Plant Family: Araceae

Plant Native to¹: Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae occurs in China Southeast, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. The precise area from where Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae (form #3) originates is unknown.

Plant Type: Semiaquatic

Image Details²:

Image 1: Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae (form #3) grown submerse in a greenhouse pond. These plants are around 900mm tall with leaves up to 25mm wide. The distal part of the leaf turns a golden brown in high light.

General Information and Cultivation³: A tall-growing crypt, easy to cultivate submerse. Plants grown by Tankquility in a 600mm deep greenhouse pond reach a height of 900mm with leaf width of 25mm. Under aquarium conditions, it is likely to grow smaller. Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae (form #3) is adaptable to water (soft to hard) and substrate (slightly acid to alkaline) conditions.

Growing this crypt emerse is possible under high humidity/misting and low to moderate light intensity. Emerse, it grows to about 200mm in height.

Identification Notes: Tankquility has been unsuccessful in flowering this clone since it was received in late 2017. Almost certainly var. balansae, belonging to the species Cryptocoryne crispatula, we await an inflorescence to confirm identification.

Ease of Care: Easy

Plant Size/Portion Size:

Submerse grown plant: Large-size plant with strong root development. Occasionally a leaf may be perforated or broken due to growing on the pond surface.

Emerse grown plant: Greenhouse grown medium-size plant with strong root development.

Further Reading:

¹ Distribution is taken from Plants of the World Online (https://powo.science.kew.org/) unless stated otherwise.

² All images used on the Tankquility website have been taken of plants growing in our nursery.

³ The general and cultural information provided is based on our own experience and observation. If we supply information from others, we have acknowledged the source.