Wednesday 4 October 2017

Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae spathe

Crypt crispatula balansae spathe
Crypt crispatula balansae spathe

This is an emersed pot of a generic Crypt . crispatula that came to me unlabelled so at some point I called it 'balanasae' on the basis of the submersed leaves.  Emersed the leaves looks a bit like flaccifolia - due the uncertain ID its not a plant I care about so much - but  I like to celebrate a spathe and one day I might be more confident with the ID of this one.

Cryptocoryne undulata 'green' (Aquafleur)

Cryptocoryne undulata green
Cryptocoryne undulata green spathe

Crypt. undulata 'green' distributed in europe by Aquafleur.  The spathe looks a little C. wendtii to me but it may not be fully open yet.   Its not in the greatest of condition (the pot is infested with blue-green algae) but the leaves are certainly bottle green and appear to stay green under high light. The "regular" C. undulata we have in Australia has a bit more olive green/muddy brown colour.

Cryptocoryne albida 'costata' (Dennerle Cryptocoryne costata)

Cryptocoryne albida costata spathe

Cryptocoryne albida costata spathe

Cryptocoryne albida costata spathe
This variety of Crypt. albida is distributed in europe by Dennerle under the synonym Cryptocoryne costata. It has a very narrow tall "trumpet" with a twist at the top.  I have a second plant of this variety that has two older spathes on at the moment that looks the same and didn't unroll further.   It seems quite different to another Crypt. albida 'costata' that I obtained from an Australian grower that has much fatter and more open spathes.