Cryptocoryne retrospiralis

Cryptocoryne retrospiralis is a narrow-leaved water trumpet of seasonal rivers and streams across India, Bangladesh and Myanmar, named for its backward-twisted spathe tail. In the wild it grows submerged in the monsoon and emersed on drying sand and gravel banks, so it is an easy, hardy aquarium or paludarium plant that tolerates a wide range of conditions.

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

Expects a seasonal restAquatic

Where it grows wild

A rheophyte of sandy and gravelly river and stream beds that flood in the monsoon and fall low in the dry season; the plant alternates between submerged and emersed growth.

Mostly lowland, from near sea level to about 570 m at the climate sites.

IndiaBangladeshMyanmarAssam

🔒 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.