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Cryptocoryne wendtii

A variable Sri Lankan water trumpet and one of the hardiest aquarium Cryptocoryne. In the wild it grows in streams that rise and fall with the monsoons. It is grown submersed in warm aquaria, or emersed in very humid tubs.

Cryptocoryne wendtii
Photo: Haplochromis, CC BY 2.5, 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

Grows in slow to moderately flowing lowland streams and rivers, rooted in sand or silt. It is submersed at high water and emersed when levels drop; forms are named after the rivers they come from.

Lowland; the records sit at roughly 15–170 m.

Sri Lanka

🔒 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 2.5 licence, unmodified.