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Cryptocoryne cognata

A Western Ghats Cryptocoryne of seasonal streams in Maharashtra and Karnataka. It grows submerged or emersed through the monsoon and survives the hot dry season as a rhizome in drying mud.

Cryptocoryne cognata
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restAquatic

Where it grows wild

Genus and regional knowledge: beds and banks of monsoon-fed streams and rivulets, flooded in the wet season and drying out from January to May.

The two wild records are from low elevation near the Konkan coast, about 160 m.

IndiaMaharashtra

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.