[tsunami]

I'm growing a couple dozen different varieties of Cryptocoryne emersed right now. Perhaps if they look good in December, I could post a lot of photos meant for the Plant Finder. If I have a open house, Art can take photos of all of them. :mrgreen:

I only grow a handful submersed in a 55g long term aquascape, which include balansae (red and green), x willisii, wendtii 'Mi Oya', wendtii 'Green', and affinis. The affinis is pretty distinctive because of its wine red undersides.

Carlos

 

[tsunami]

That small green form is none other than wendtii x hybrid. It looks very beautiful in that photo -- it is my favorite out of the group. None of your wendtii varieties are very reminescent of mine:

wendtii 'red' -- variable, generally gigantic form with very upright leaf structure under low to moderate lighting. Looks much like the wendtii 'red' pictured in the Plant Finder by gnatster.

wendtii 'green' -- green form which is very reminescent of your wendtii x hybrid except that it is orders of magnitude larger.

wendtii 'Tropica' -- most abberrant wendtii variety, staying smaller than all of my other plants, producing bronze colored bullate foliage.

wendtii 'Mi Oya' -- very similar in appearance to wendtii 'red', but seems to have a stiffer upright structure, duller coloration, and more textured foliage.

I've also tried a wendtii 'rose' which had a very pink-brown color and never grow taller than 2-3 inches! I no longer have this variety, but would like to have it again.

Carlos

 

[tsunami]

My Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Tropica' in my emersed setup:

And here's Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Red' (left) and Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya' (right). Can you tell the difference? Only labeling and their differing submersed growth forms allow me to tell them apart!:

Carlos