Cryptocoryne usteriana
Cryptocoryne usteriana
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Planting & care
- PlacementMidground, Background
- Growth typeRosette plant
- LightLow
- CO2Recommended
- Height2.4–27.6" (6–70 cm)
About this plant
Cryptocoryne usteriana is a large, slow-growing water trumpet with strongly textured leaves. Allow generous vertical and horizontal space for its long leaves. Their upper surfaces may become dark green or bronze, with reddish undersides under favourable conditions. The plant spreads by long runners and can grow well in alkaline water.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Light
- Low
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 72–79°F (22–26°C)
- Placement
- Midground, Background
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable for aquariums Suitable for long-term aquarium use.
- Approx. height
- 2.4–27.6" (6–70 cm)
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 72–79°F (22–26°C)
- pH
- 6–8
- Carbonate hardness
- 7–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 5–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Propagation
- cutting off daughter plants, runners
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What you’ll need to grow Cryptocoryne usteriana
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
CO₂
This plant’s care profile lists CO₂ injection as recommended, not required.
Estimate dissolved CO₂Substrate
A suitable substrate or targeted root nutrition can support this plant's growth habit.
Calculate how much substrate you needTaxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Araceae
- Genus
- Cryptocoryne
- Botanical name
- Cryptocoryne usteriana
