Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia (clone #2)

Plant Name: Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia (clone #2)

Tankquility Catalogue #: TQ- 01440

Synonyms/Trade Names:

Original Plant Sourced as: Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Plant Family: Araceae

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

Plant Type: Semiaquatic

Image Details²:

Image 1: Emerse Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia (clone #2) grown under mist in a greenhouse.

Image 2: Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia (clone #2) grown submerse in a greenhouse pond.

Image 3: Leaf detail of Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia (clone #2) grown submerse in a greenhouse pond.

General Information and Cultivation³: This clone is a recent importation from Singapore, and was sold through Aquarium Gallery Perth in 2019. It is still to be determined if it is identical to other C. pontederiifolia clones in the Tankquility collection. A medium-size crypt, easy to cultivate submerse. Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia (clone #2) is adaptable to water (soft to medium-hard) and substrate (slightly acid to near-neutral) conditions.

Growing this crypt emerse is possible under high humidity/misting and low to moderate light intensity. It is easy to transition the plant from submerse to emerse form, where it grows to about 120mm in height.

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

Ease of Care: Easy

Plant Size/Portion Size:

Submerse grown plant: Medium-size plant with strong root development.

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.