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Gel culture plants arrived – C. pygmaea

The plan was to buy Cryptocoryne pygmaea from a small aquatic plant nursery. But the prize of gel culture plants was interesting so I also bought some Crypts I already have (the more the merrier, right?).

I could not find anyone else who was selling this Crypt in here. Sadly, it is quite common to sell Crypts under different names. Lets see what this Crypt truly is. I am going to give it a try in an emersed form.

Gel culture Cryptocoryne pygmaea (April 25, 2013) - 1 — Gel culture Cryptocoryne pygmaea (April 25, 2013) – 1

Gel culture Cryptocoryne pygmaea (April 25, 2013) - 2 — Gel culture Cryptocoryne pygmaea (April 25, 2013) – 2

Gel culture Cryptocoryne x willisii (April 25, 2013)

Gel culture Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia (April 25, 2013) - 1 — Gel culture Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia (April 25, 2013) – 1

Gel culture Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia (April 25, 2013) - 2 — Gel culture Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia (April 25, 2013) – 2

Gel culture Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica' (April 25, 2013) — Gel culture Cryptocoryne wendtii ‘Tropica’ (April 25, 2013)

Gel culture Cryptocoryne tonkinensis (April 25, 2013)

See growing submersed: Cryptocoryne crispatula Engler var. tonkinensis – submersed

Gel culture Hygrophila pinnatifida (April 25, 2013)

Gel culture Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov' (April 25, 2013) — Gel culture Microsorum pteropus ‘Windelov’ (April 25, 2013)

Cryptocoryne wendtii – blooming spree! (3rd time this summer)

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:

Cryptocoryne wendtii - blooming spree - 3rd time - Sept-20-2012 (detail) — Cryptocoryne wendtii – blooming spree – 3rd time – Sept-20-2012 (detail)

Cryptocoryne wendtii - blooming spree - 3rd time - Sept-20-2012 (huge plant) — Cryptocoryne wendtii – blooming spree – 3rd time – Sept-20-2012 (huge plant)

Cryptocoryne wendtii – another spathe (in 2 weeks)

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.

Cryptocoryne wendtii – spathe

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. 🙂

Cryptocoryne wendtii - spathe detail - Aug. 2012 — Cryptocoryne wendtii – spathe detail – Aug. 2012