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Cryptocoryne cordata var. diderici
Posted on May 18, 2009 | No CommentsI’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... -
Lagenandra lancifolia?
Posted on May 15, 2009 | No CommentsOne of the plants from ECS was labeled Lagenandra dewitii. Although still a small plant, it flowered yesterday. Comparing this to pictures of Lagenandra spathes on Jan’s website, I think... -
Cryptocoryne mutation
Posted on May 15, 2009 | 1 CommentEvery so often, I see excited posts online from a newish Cryptocoryne collector showing pictures of an immature spathe – which sometimes turns out to be just a new leaf... -
Cryptocoryne nurii spathe
Posted on April 22, 2009 | 2 CommentsAbout three months ago, I received a broad, easier to grow variety of Cryptocoryne nurii. The plants adapted quickly to cultivation and started robust growth. Last week, I was checking... -
The melt proof ‘Cryptocoryne affinis’
Posted on April 21, 2009 | 1 CommentLate last year I received a plant from Ron Finlayson, a fellow Crypt enthusiast. This plant had been circulating amongst the hobbyist circle as the ‘melt proof Cryptocoryne affinis’. There... -
Lagenandra thwaitesii spathe
Posted on April 20, 2009 | No CommentsI’d been growing Lagenandra thwaitesii for a couple of years now, and it had finally decided to start flowering. Unfortunately, we had a cold spell and the plant wilted before... -
Cryptocoryne elliptica spathe
Posted on April 18, 2009 | No CommentsLook back to the Oct 08 / Nov 08 timeframe to the posts I did about trying to grow Cryptocoryne elliptica from leaf pullings. Well, this week, one of the... -
Cryptocoryne longicauda ‘brown’ spathe
Posted on April 18, 2009 | No CommentsI finally managed to get some pictures of the Cryptocoryne longicauda ‘brown’ spathe. It’s bloomed for me a few times before, but for one reason or another, I never got...