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Cryptocoryne sp. ‘Flamingo’ – plant profile

For some people this is a beautiful cultivar with pink colour, the others say it is a bizarre Crypt. In any case it is an interesting Cryptocoryne and in fact not very demanding.

Crypt-asia - Cryptocoryne sp. 'Flamingo' 28-5-2011 — Cryptocoryne sp. ‘Flamingo’

Name: Cryptocoryne sp. ‘Flamingo’

Category: Cryptocoryne, Araceae

Height: approx. 10 cm

PH: 5.5 to 8^(*1)

Temperature: 22 ° to 28 °C (Dennerle)

Lightning: 0.3 – 0.5 watts/litre^(*2)

Water hardness: Very soft to hard^(*3)

Growth rate: Very slow ^(*4)

Difficulty: Easy

Origin: cultivar by Dennerle^(*5)

Position in tank: foreground

(*1) Experience: I had no problems in water with pH approx. 7.5.

(*2) Experience: With higher light intensity and enough nutrition colours are more vivid. Under low light intensity leaves are greenish or brownish.

(*3) Experience: I was able to grow it in a very hard water.

(*4) Experience: In my case it took 6 months of waiting and then I saw first tiny plantlets. Of course as usual, it depends on lightning, nutrition, etc. As for the growth speed I would compare it to Cryptocoryne parva but any comparison is a bit tricky.

(*5) There are speculations about its origin.

Additional info:

Nutrient rich substrate (with Fe), CO2 addition and higher light intensity makes this Crypt true beauty.

For more photos see: Cryptocoryne sp. ‘Flamingo’ – new runners

Experience with emersed growing:

– Plant requires high humidity and stable environment.

– So far I was unsuccesful. I am trying again (May 25th 2012). And again (August 9th 2012 – this time semi-emersed).

Source:

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ finally arrived!

My new Green Gecko Crypt arrived yesterday. It took 8 days from Hong Kong. Crypt seems to be fine… of course, some leaves melted, but overall it looks great.

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ 7.5.2012 (just arrived)

Edit 12.5.2012: Already planted some Green Gecko(s)… I am going to give it a try in emersed form next week.

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ - just planted 12.5.2012 — Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ – just planted 12.5.2012

Update 29.7.2012: Green Gecko has got nice colours, new leaves are a bit reddish.

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ 29-7-2012 (submersed), 2.5 months old

For more photos of submersed Green Gecko see: ‘Green Gecko‘ gone wild! Gone red!

Edit 27.5.2012: Recently I have planted it also in a pot to try emersed form. Since 15.5.2012 (planted) it has got 2 new emersed leaves.

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ - planted 15.5.2012 (emersed) — Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ – planted 15.5.2012 (emersed)

Update 27.7.2012:

Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Green Gecko’ 27-7-2012 (emersed), 2.5 months old

Cryptocoryne sp. ‘Flamingo’ – new runners

(EN): Finally! After many months it started to produce runners. Today I found 9 tiny plants (submersed). I added this Crypt to my “Swap/trade” list.
(CS): Konečně! Našel jsem 9 malých rostlinek C. sp. ‘Flamingo’. Trvalo jí to několik měsíců… Přidal jsem ji do mého seznamu k výměně (Swap/trade).

For plant profile see: Cryptocoryne sp. ‘Flamingo’ – plant profile

Tiny Cryptocoryne sp. ‘Flamingo’ 1.5.2012

Crypts don´t have vivid colors because they were in a shadow for a while (Flamingo likes more light than the other crypts). Under lower light the leaves are a bit brownish (or sometimes greenish) and looses its pink color.

Update 21.7.2012:

You can compare the same Crypt – more vivid colors due to a bit higher light intensity (well…I also used better camera).