Cryptocoryne pygmaea

A small Philippine Cryptocoryne recorded from Zamboanga on Mindanao, Palawan and Panay, where herbarium labels describe it as aquatic in running water. It needs steady tropical warmth all year and suits a warm aquarium or a wet emersed tub; detail on its exact streams is thin.

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

No rest periodAquatic

Where it grows wild

Lowland forest streams; collectors noted it growing aquatic in running water, with one record at about 150 m. Like most Philippine crypts it likely sits emersed on banks when water drops and submersed when streams rise.

Lowland; one record at about 150 m.

MindanaoPalawanPanay

🔒 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.