A personal blog about Cryptocorynes, waterplants and fishkeeping.
Good news: Another 14 days passed and C. wendtii is blooming again. Actually this is 3rd spathe this summer. I can say it is almost regular, every 2 weeks.
And of course, some photo documentation:
Today I found out that my submersed Mi Oya has spathes – one quite big and one pretty small.
This article will be updated… (maybe later).
You can find my emersed Mi Oya here: Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Mi Oya’ – emersed – spathe
Update: Oct. 6th, 2012: Submersed Mi Oya went to bloom again – large and small spathe. (It was the same last time).
Update Jan 29, 2013:
I wanted to open the spathe but I have clumsy hands so this (above) is result. I hope to be more successful next time.
Since I do not have any macro lens, I made this (above) pseudo-macro photo using my close-up lens. It is a bit blurry.
It is 2nd spathe of my C. wendtii in 2 weeks.
Recently, I also moved my Crypt-dome to my hometown so at least I know the Crypts like new conditions.
And for the last time in this week, another spathe. This time my ‘Mi Oya’. I couldn’t find another spathe on the internet so I cannot compare it. I just bought it as ‘Mi Oya’, so I hope it is correct. If you find photo of spathe somewhere, please let me know.
Finally also my C. wendtii has got its first spathe. I waited for almost one year (or so). Since C. wendtii has got many hybrids, I would describe mine as “broad leaved and kind of a huge”… but sure, it depends on conditions. 🙂
I bought this crypt one year ago from Dennerle. It grew really huge (as you can see here). Finally, I found its first spathe. To be honest I nearly missed it, because my “crypt dome” was located in my old flat where I don´t go so often.
So, here it is. Colours are a bit pale and the limb is much more twisted than on Jan´s Crypt pages, but I think we have got winner.
Sorry for poor quality:
Update Sept-20-2012: I missed a spathe of my C. beckettii (it already felt apart).
I love red colour of my submersed Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’. New leaves are reddish while the older ones go to green (at least for now).
Update Sept 11, 2012:
Update Jan 24, 2013:
Cryptocoryne affinis is my oldest plant. I have it for more than 15 years and it survived everything it could. I like it for its variability. Sometimes it has got dark green leaves, another time it is bullated, etc…
Here is my emersed form of C. affinis (approx. 2.5 months old plant):
Update Jan 24 2013:
