Crypt

[limz_777]

Crypt sp flamingo, anyone having this?
Is it a hardy plant?

 

[Mick.Dk]

It is as hardy, as the other wendtii types. It will often take time, before colour comes true, and colour is quite dependent of environment (also common with the other wendtii types). Some plants will go back to original, which resemble Mi Oya a lot.
- don't expect true "flamingo-pink", unless you really blast it with light, ferts and added, pressurized CO2.
In less than perfect conditions it's usually more of a mottled rose-brown light colour.......which is quite nice, too.

 

[limz_777]

so tough as wendtii , that good to hear , my wendtii lasted me a couple of years , but some suggest its difficult and dies easily ? how long the sp flamingo did it last you ?

 

[Mick.Dk]

To be honest, it worries me a little, that a wendtii-type Crypt. only, quote: "lasted you a couple of years"...... they are really amongst the easiest plants to keep, and should last much longer !!
- I have grown Crypt. 'flamingo' for many years, learning about it's "likes" and "dislikes", with no difficulties, really.

 

[limz_777]

my bad, meant to say , lasted a couple of years till today , i am still having it in mine tank currently , pretty hardcore i would say,i remember i got a wendii brown that stay dormant , grew out of nowhere from my old soil .

just that the price is putting me off , hmm might just try it out

 

[MirandaB]

I have quite a few Flamingo dotted around my tanks and it's as easy and hardy as they come.
Mine are roughly 2 years old,put out runners regularly and as mentioned earlier there is a slight variation in colour depending on what tank they're in.
This is one of mine in a 28lt low tech tank behind my rather porky Dwarf Puffer 😀

 

[limz_777]

you guys happen to know any history of this variant ? originated from dennerle ?

 

[Mick.Dk]

A botanist specialized in Crypt.s told me recently, that it was most likely a spontaneous mutation from Crypt. Mi Oya.
- this is hear-say, though - not fact (yet) !!