Cryptocoryne albida 'Brown'
White Water Trumpet, brown variant
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Description
The brown variant of the White Water Trumpet, traditionally called Cryptocoryne costata. Good lighting provided, it develops red-brown underwater leaves with a nice dark striped pattern.
Cryptocoryne albida is a slow growing Cryptocoryne that prefers a well-lit place and nutrient-rich substrate.
Cryptocoryne albida is distributed in southern Myanmar and Thailand. It is a highly variable species belonging to the group of Cryptocoryne crispatula. Different forms are known from aquarium culture, some of them green, some of them brownish in colour. In nature, these forms are known to occur in the same populations.
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| Common names | White water trumpet |
| Synonyms | Cryptocoryne costata Gagnep., Cryptocoryne retrospiralis subsp. albida (R. Parker) Rataj, Cryptocoryne retrospiralis var. costata (Gagnep.) De Wit |
| Complete botanical name | Cryptocóryne álbida R. Parker |
| Family | Araceae |
| Genus | Cryptocoryne |
| Difficulty | easy |
| Usage | Midground, Foreground, group |
| Growth | slow |
| pH value | 5 - 8 |
| Temperature tolerance | 6 - 30°C |
| Carbonate hardness | 2 - 12°dKH |
| General hardness | 0 - 30°dGH |
| Propagation | Runners, Rhizomteilung, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants |
| Can grow emersed? | yes |
| Source | Flowgrow |
| Common names |
| White water trumpet |
| Synonyms |
| Cryptocoryne costata Gagnep., Cryptocoryne retrospiralis subsp. albida (R. Parker) Rataj, Cryptocoryne retrospiralis var. costata (Gagnep.) De Wit |
| Complete botanical name |
| Cryptocóryne álbida R. Parker |
| Family |
| Araceae |
| Genus |
| Cryptocoryne |
| Difficulty |
| easy |
| Usage |
| Midground, Foreground, group |
| Growth |
| slow |
| pH value |
| 5 - 8 |
| Temperature tolerance |
| 6 - 30°C |
| Carbonate hardness |
| 2 - 12°dKH |
| General hardness |
| 0 - 30°dGH |
| Propagation |
| Runners, Rhizomteilung, Splitting, cutting off daughter plants |
| Can grow emersed? |
| yes |
| Source |
| Flowgrow |
Customer reviews
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Nice small plant, it arrived quickly and in perfect conditions as usual, It was just a little pressed by other items, but did not suffered any damage.
Endlich habe ich diese Cryptocoryne erhalten. Nachdem sie einige Zeit vergriffen war bekam ich Nachricht von Aquasabi. (read more)
Ich bestelle meine Pflanzen NUR hier, weil sie schon 1 Tag später bei mir sind und super verpackt werden! Nix gammelt, IMMER FRISCH! SUPER FRISCH! (read more)