Cryptocoryne cordata var. diderici

I’ve been growing Cryptocoryne cordata var. diderici for almost two years now. It differs from the other cordata variants in several ways. The leaves have a reddish tone to them and the limb of the spathe is red, as opposed to the bright yellow / brownish stained yellow color of regular cordata.

Anyway, a few weeks ago I noticed a spathe coming up – and a few days ago it opened up. As the spathe opened up, it continued to open until there was a slit in the tube itself. Weird. I guess the flower was just too small / weak.

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