Cryptocoryne Wendtii Mi Oya TROPICA 1-2-GROW!

Aquarium plant from tissue culture in closed cup.
This beautiful variety of Cryptocoryne wendtii is only found in the river Mi Oya at Sri Lanka. It has characteristic red-brown, slightly hammered leaves from 20-35 cm, and 15-30 cm wide rosettes. Many Cryptocorynes can grow at high temperatures. In the wild this plant is found in streams with a temperature of more than 30 degrees C.

Type:
Rosulate

Origin:
Asia

Country or continent where a plant is the most common. Cultivars arise or are bred in cultivation.

Growth rate:

Growth rate of the plant compared to other aquatic plants.

Height:
20 – 30+

Average height (cm) of the plant after two months in the tank.

Light demand:

The average or medium light demand of an aquarium plant is 0,5 W/L.

CO2 :

A medium need in CO2 is 6-14 mg/L. A high demand in CO2 is approx. 15-25 mg/L.

Cryptocoryne Wendtii Mi Oya (Tropica 1-2-Grow!) in Singapore

Mi Oya is a distinctive wendtii variety found only in Sri Lanka’s Mi Oya river, prized for its red-brown, gently hammered leaves. Reaching 20-35cm with broad 15-30cm rosettes, it makes a substantial midground-to-background feature rather than a low filler. This tissue-culture cup gives you clean plantlets to establish a clump that will mature into a textured, warmly coloured centrepiece.

This variety is notably heat-tolerant; in the wild it grows in streams above 30C, so Singapore’s 27-29C tanks pose no problem and no chiller is ever needed. That makes it one of the more carefree crypts for our climate. Give it a nutritious substrate, steady light and patience through the genus’s typical settling phase. Once established, the hammered texture and beetroot tones deepen, adding real depth to a planted layout.

Find more rear-of-tank choices in our background-plants-live-plants category. Our wendtii care guide and wendtii varieties comparison help you place Mi Oya among its relatives.