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Cryptocoryne retrospiralis

(Roxb.) Kunth
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Also found as: Ambrosina retrospiralis, Cryptocoryne dalzellii, Cryptocoryne roxburghiana, Cryptocoryne unilocularis
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Light Medium
CO₂ Helps · 5.5–30 mg/L
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Difficulty Easy
Growth Medium
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Water and size
°C · cm °F · in
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pH5–8 pH
KH2–20 °dKH
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Height20–30 cm
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Completeness

70%
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Where it grows wild

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Asia
India

Southeast Asia

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General

Aquarium suitability
yes
Growth habit
Rosette
Availability
Rarely available

Care

Propagation
Splitting / division, Runners, Cutting off daughter plants, Rhizome division
Can grow emersed
yes

Water parameters

Temperature tolerance
18–30 °C

More Cryptocoryne

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Cryptocoryne affinis
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Cryptocoryne albida
Light MediumRosette
Cryptocoryne albida ‘Brown’
Light Very low-low
Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
Light MediumRosette

Sources: Flowgrow: Cryptocoryne retrospiralis · Barr Report: Cryptocoryne Retrospiralis

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