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Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

Tropica No. 112


Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia

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Family Araceae
Part of the world South-east Asia
Country Sumatra
Height 10-30+ cm
Width 8-15+ cm
Light requirements low-high
Temperature 20-29oC
Hardness tolerance soft-hard
pH tolerance 5.5-8
Easiness easy

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.