Cryptocoryne nurii Pahang
October 16th, 2009
I’ve had this plant flower before, but in the three more recent times its bloomed, I noticed that even though overall the spathe was getting larger as the plant got larger, the tube was actually getting shorter, and it was the kettle that was getting taller. Last week, two spathes opened up at the same time showing the following:
Notice how tall the kettle is.
A cross section of the spathe shows the tube is almost non-existent, a very long spadix and well developed male and female flowers.
Went to the site last year. The population of this crypt is decreasing fast due to pollution. In the wild, the leaves can grow up to 18″ and the spathe a foot long.