Cryptocoryne cordata var. cordata
Entity overview
For aquarium planning, Cryptocoryne cordata var. cordata is grouped as slow-growth rosette plant with midground placement.
Classification data groups this plant under genus Cryptocoryne, family Araceae, order Alismatales, and major group Angiosperms.
The profile also carries aliases for Cryptocoryne griffithii.
For broader context and filtering, open the Aquarium Plant Library.
Care data interpretation
The care profile combines difficult difficulty and low light demand.
Emersed growth is marked as possible.
Useful next step: Calculate suitable lighting.
Water parameter context
Water-condition fields provide temperature 22–30 °C, pH 5.5–8.5, and KH 0–10 °dKH.
Nutrient range context
Nutrient fields for the profile cover nitrate 10–50 mg/L, phosphate 0.5–3 mg/L, potassium 5–50 mg/L, and iron 0.05–0.2 mg/L.
Related calculator: Calculate nutrient dosing.
Growth and use data
For propagation, the profile lists cutting off daughter plants.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Light
- Low
- Temperature
- 22–30 °C
- Placement
- midground
- Growth type
- rosette
- Aquarium suitability
- Yes
Water parameters
- pH
- 5.5–8.5
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–10 °dKH
Nutrient ranges
- Nitrate (NO₃)
- 10–50 mg/L
- Phosphate (PO₄)
- 0.5–3 mg/L
- Potassium (K)
- 5–50 mg/L
- Iron (Fe)
- 0.05–0.2 mg/L
Taxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Cryptocoryne
