Cryptocoryne parva

Plant Name: Cryptocoryne parva

Tankquility Catalogue #: TQ-01320

Synonyms/Trade Names:

Original Plant Sourced as: Cryptocoryne parva

Plant Family: Araceae

Plant Native to¹: Sri Lanka (the crypts pages - http://www.cryptocoryneworld.org/index.php)

Plant Type: Semiaquatic

Image Details²:

Image 1: Cryptocoryne parva grown submerse in a greenhouse pond. High light levels keep the plant very low growing.

General Information and Cultivation³: A miniature-size crypt, very slow growing and somewhat difficult to cultivate submerse. The species requires high light intensity to do its best and to take on a prostrate habit. Due to its slow growth rate, Cryptocoryne parva is an ideal foreground plant, requiring minimal maintenance. Cryptocoryne parva 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. Transitioning to emerse can be slow; it may take a while to establish.

Identification Notes: Tankquility has flowered this clone and confirmed its identity as belonging to the species Cryptocoryne parva.

Ease of Care: Medium

Plant Size/Portion Size:

Submerse grown plant: Medium-size plant with several leaves.

Further Reading:

Jacobsen, N. (1976). Notes on Cryptocoryne of Sri Lanka (Ceylon). Botaniska Notiser 129 (2): 179-190.

Jacobsen, N. (1987). Cryptocoryne in: A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol. VI: 85-99. M. D. Dassanayake & F. R. Fosberg (eds.). Amerind Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1987.

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.