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Cryptocoryne spiralis

An Indian marsh Cryptocoryne whose spathe twists clockwise. It grows through the monsoon and goes dormant as a rhizome in the dry season. It grows submersed or emersed and is a hardy aquarium or paludarium plant.

Cryptocoryne spiralis
Photo: Ruppia2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

It grows in marshes, ditches and seasonally flooded wetlands. These flood in the monsoon and dry out in the dry season, when the plant drops its leaves and survives as a rhizome.

Records range from near sea level to about 700 m in the Western Ghats.

KarnatakaGoaMaharashtraTamil NaduIndiaBangladesh

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.