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Cryptocoryne ×willisii

Cryptocoryne ×willisii
Photo: Hannob, CC0

Cryptocoryne ×willisii is a small hybrid aquatic plant in the Arum family, popular in aquariums, reaching about 5 cm. Keep it in water with steady light and clean conditions, and expect variable leaf forms.

Family
Araceae (Arum family)
Light
Part shade
Water
Grow fully submerged in an aquarium or pond; keep water stable and clean.
Soil
Nutrient-rich aquarium substrate or fine gravel with root tabs, or a fertile pond bed.
Temperature
22–28 °C in aquaria; protect below about 15 °C.
How easy
Easy

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Cryptocoryne × willisii is a plant in the family Araceae.

How to grow it

Not difficult to grow and common in aquariums but some forms do not seem to flower.

Other Cryptocoryne plants

Cryptocoryne affinis · Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia · Cryptocoryne auriculata · Beckett's water trumpet · Cryptocoryne cruddasiana · Cryptocoryne dewitii · Cryptocoryne mekongensis · Tiny Cryptocoryne · Cryptocoryne spiralis · Water Trumpet · Cryptocoryne usteriana · Water Trumpet

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cryptocoryne × willisii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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