Cryptocoryne cordata var. Grabrowskii
A little while ago I’d posted about an unknown crypt that a friend of mine had collected in the wild. When it flowered, it was surprising to note that it was C. cordata since the leaves were so different from any cordata I’d ever grown. This plant apparently still has a few surprises left. Today, as I was cleaning up some of my crypt setups, I noticed something strange – looking closer – its was a spathe – reaching to the very top of my growing container! It hasn’t opened up yet, looks like it will tomorrow – but will you look at the length of that spathe!
I’d emailed Jan Bastmeijer about this plant, and he was certainly curious about it. Reading the descriptions of C. cordata var.Grabowskii – and noting the long spathes of that variety, I really think what we have here is exactly that – C. cordata var. Grabowskii. What do you think?
UPDATE:
Here’s a close up of the open spathe:
