Cryptocoryne Wendtii "Broad Leaf"

Cryptocoryne wendtii is a Sri Lankan rooted plant and one of the most reliable mid-ground species in the hobby. The broad leaf form has wider, shorter leaves than the standard variety, in shades running from olive-green to bronze and reddish-brown depending on light and nutrients, with a slightly puckered surface. It grows as a rosette from the substrate and spreads into a clump by sending out runners.

Aquarium care

• Plant the roots in the substrate, leaving the crown where the leaves meet the roots above it.
• Grows in low to moderate light and needs no CO2.
• Feeds mainly through the roots, so root tabs or a nutrient substrate help.
• Expect crypt melt: leaves may die back after planting or after a big change. The roots survive and new leaves follow, so leave it alone.
• Spreads slowly by runners into a dense clump.
• Dislikes being moved once established.

A dependable mid-ground plant for low-tech and community tanks, and a good partner to anubias and java fern on hardscape behind it.

Stock rotates as new plants arrive, and plants are sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current live plants.