
- Hardiness: Easy
- Light Needs: Medium
- Plant Structure: Rosette
- Family: Araceae
- Genus: Cryptocoryne
- Region: Asia
- Location: Sri Lanka
- Size: Height: 5-10cm / 2-4 inch
- Growth Rate: Slow
- Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes
Cryptocoryne
parva is the smallest known Cryptocryne and is endemic to the highlands
of central Sri Lanka near the city of Kandy, where it grows in dense
communities as an amphibious resident of stream banks. It has been in
the aquarium hobby for many years, but has never been very common, most
likely due to its very slow rate of growth. Despite this, it can be
found without much trouble from specialty plant sellers and hobbyists.
As
mentioned above, Cryptocoryne parva grows very slowly, something that
does not change even under ideal conditions. Unlike most Cryptocoryne
spp., it requires a fair amount of light. To some degree, it will lose
its desirable low growth and will grow even more slowly than normal
under lighting considered adequate for related species. The addition of
ample carbon dioxide and root fertilization benefits growth
considerably. In addition, C. parva seems to need a good deal of both
iron and potassium to look its best. Without both, it is susceptible to
chlorotic and pinhole-riddled leaves.
Propagating Cryptocoryne
parva requires only the above mentioned conditions and patience. New
plants may be obtained through side shoots of the rhizome and by
runners, both of which occur more frequently in the plant's
unproblematic emersed culture.




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