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Cryptocoryne Pontederiifolia
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Family: Araceae
A medium-sized Cryptocoryne with broad, oval-to-heart-shaped leaves in a uniform bright green. The rounded leaf form is quite different from most Crypts and adds a distinctive look to the midground. Relatively fast-growing for a Crypt and more tolerant of harder water than many species. An underrated choice that pairs beautifully with more colourful plants like AR or Rotala.
Keeping this species
- co2
- Not required
- light
- Low to medium
- max size
- 15–25 cm tall
- placement
- Midground
- substrate
- Nutrient-rich substrate preferred
- growth rate
- Medium
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- notes
- Broad rounded leaves contrast well with narrow or feathery stem plants.
- hardness
- 2–12 dGH
- temperature
- 162–180°F (72–82°C)