Sign in Start free
Species library › Cryptocoryne › Cryptocoryne mekongensis
Aroids Well documented

Cryptocoryne mekongensis

An amphibious Cryptocoryne described in 2010 from the Mekong basin of southern Laos and Cambodia, with a twisted purple-collared spathe. It lives through a monsoon flood and a dry season out of the water, and grows readily emersed in bright light in sandy soil with some loam.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Streams and riverbanks of the Mekong lowlands that flood heavily from May to October and drop low in the dry season, leaving plants emersed in damp sand.

Lowland, about 15–160 m at the recorded sites.

LaosCambodiaThailand

🔒 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 mekongensis? 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.