Sign in Start free
Species library › Cryptocoryne › Cryptocoryne longicauda
Aroids Partly documented

Cryptocoryne longicauda

A lowland peat-swamp Cryptocoryne of Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra, named for the long tail on its spathe. It needs very soft, acidic water and is usually easier emersed than submerged.

Cryptocoryne longicauda
Photo: Xema Romero, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Blackwater streams and pools in lowland peat swamp forest, often in shade, in soft acidic water; this follows the genus and the peat-swamp group it belongs to rather than a species-specific study.

Records are all in the lowlands, about 20-200 m.

BorneoMalayaSumatera

🔒 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

Grow Cryptocoryne longicauda? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Cryptocoryne

Cryptocoryne wendtii Cryptocoryne ferruginea Cryptocoryne affinis Cryptocoryne beckettii Cryptocoryne undulata Cryptocoryne usteriana Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia Cryptocoryne auriculata Cryptocoryne parva Cryptocoryne spiralis Cryptocoryne dewitii Cryptocoryne walkeri All 94 →

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 4.0 licence, unmodified.