Common Name
White water trumpet
Description
Cryptocoryne albida, also known as C. costata, is a narrow-leaved relatively small crypt from the south of Myanmar and Thailand. It is closely related to Cryptocoryne crispatula. C. albida has long been known in the hobby, it is a rather easy-to-care-for plant. There are several variants with more green or more brown in the submersed leaves.
Cryptocoryne albida is distributed in southern Myanmar and Thailand. It is a highly variable species belonging to the group of Cryptocoryne crispatula. Different forms are known from aquarium culture, some of them green, some of them brownish in colour. In nature, these forms are known to occur in the same populations.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Very narrow leaves
Slow growth
Undemanding
Synonyms
Cryptocoryne costata Gagnep., Cryptocoryne retrospiralis subsp. albida (R. Parker) Rataj, Cryptocoryne retrospiralis var. costata (Gagnep.) De Wit
Complete Botanical Name
Cryptocóryne álbida R. Parker
Family
Araceae
Genus
Cryptocoryne
Category
Middle Ground
Difficulty
easy
Growth
slow
pH Value
5-8
Temperature Tolerance
6-30℃
Carbonate Hardness
2-12 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Runners, Rhizomteilung, Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
