Common Name
Beckett's water trumpet
Description
This intensively green plant with brown colour hues is a beautiful and well-spread plant originally coming from Sri Lanka. It belongs to the species group of C. wendtii. It has been cultivated in the hobby for over 60 years.
beckettii is not hard to propagate. It forms adventitious plants on runners under the substrate and on the rhizome of the mother plant, which can be cut off and re-planted.
This intensively coloured plant with its green and brown colour nuances is a beautiful, very widely spread Cryptocoryne spp. from Sri Lanka. It belongs in the C. wendtii group, it is readily available and it has been in use in aquaristics for over 60 years. It is very easy to cultivate, and possesses the typical characteristics of a Cryptocoryne from Sri Lanka. It adapts well to soft as well as to hard water, light is relatively unimportant, even though it grows better under more intensive light. The brown-green rosettes that form soon after the plant is placed in the tank spread quickly and form dense bushes. Nutrient-rich substrates enhance growth. The plant reacts nicely to ample fertilisation and to CO2, but it grows sufficiently well without these components, too. It may be cultivated emersed in moist substrates rich in nutrients, where it is known to flower. When cultivated emersed, it is recommendable to spray daily with water. The propagation of C. beckettii is not difficult. It forms runners on its rhizome, which can be cut off and replanted.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Time-tested robust Crypt
Forms dense groups
Green to brown hues
Coarsely undulate leaf margin
Complete Botanical Name
Cryptocóryne beckéttii Thuill. ex Trim.
Family
Araceae
Genus
Cryptocoryne
Category
Middle Ground
Difficulty
easy
Growth
medium
Carbon Dioxide
need
pH Value
5-8
Temperature Tolerance
15-30℃
Carbonate Hardness
1-18 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Runners, Rhizomteilung, Splitting, Cutting off daughter plants
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
