i have lutea as well as green wendth n want to get some bronze wendth , the plants i have are gorgeous really filling out n growing upwards getting very full looking - how tall will they get normally??? also how do they spread?
crypts how big will they grow
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I just bought some crypts the other day. The guy at the store told me they grow, at max, 6" tall, but that usually they are a couple inches shorter than that. He said they grow quickly and thick as well. He also showed me how you can split the root bulb to split them up.
...but I'm new at this, so I hope the guy told me correctly.
...but I'm new at this, so I hope the guy told me correctly.
crypt growth
wedtii will get about 6" tall. Mine doesn't spread all that fast. It's got about 1/4 of a 20g and hasn't been able to invade other plants areas. In the 55g, one cutting has produced another plant next two it, and two offshoots a few inches away in about 9 months. They're all putting out leaves like mad right now, so hopefully there will be more in the 55 soon.
wedtii will get about 6" tall. Mine doesn't spread all that fast. It's got about 1/4 of a 20g and hasn't been able to invade other plants areas. In the 55g, one cutting has produced another plant next two it, and two offshoots a few inches away in about 9 months. They're all putting out leaves like mad right now, so hopefully there will be more in the 55 soon.
IME, crypts put on lots of growth quickly, then slow down and just add the odd leaf or three each week. I tend to leave mine in place until they are too thick to clean around, then split and replant. They do best if water conditions are stable. Fluctuating hardness tends to result in melting leaves--though mine have always rebounded quickly.
Crypts are my favorite plant, but remain a complete enigma to me.
I've had them start fast, start slow, have periods of quick growth and then look like death warmed over, only to have a growth spurt again.
I agree with the above post that them most important aspect is to keep their conditions consistent. I've seen them 'melt' if I looked at them cross-eyed. Still.......they're my favorites!!
Len
I've had them start fast, start slow, have periods of quick growth and then look like death warmed over, only to have a growth spurt again.
I agree with the above post that them most important aspect is to keep their conditions consistent. I've seen them 'melt' if I looked at them cross-eyed. Still.......they're my favorites!!
Len
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melting
i'm hearing lots about this effect - when a plant melts does the leaves turn yellow and fall off like with most plants or do the leaves just evaportate with no trace?
i'm hearing lots about this effect - when a plant melts does the leaves turn yellow and fall off like with most plants or do the leaves just evaportate with no trace?
It's pretty much just like it sounds. To me they just turn mushy and jelly-like and "melt", until the whole plant flattens out and dissolves.
Don't pull Crypts when they do this however. Almost invariably they will re-generate and grow back in anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months.
Len
Don't pull Crypts when they do this however. Almost invariably they will re-generate and grow back in anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months.
Len
Melting
Lots of plants can 'melt' usually their leaves die and quickly rot away. The worst meltdown I've had was a ball of hornwart in my 55. I cut it down from filling 1/3 the tank to maybe 1/6. All but a couple sprigs of it melted down afterwards. It's a pretty big disaster to lose 1/2 of your plantload...
Meltdowns seem more common in stem plants than rossette plants. I think my crypts have only melted down once, when I went away on break and duckweed on the surface choked out the tank over a couple weeks. I didn't witness them passing, but presumably they melted.
Lots of plants can 'melt' usually their leaves die and quickly rot away. The worst meltdown I've had was a ball of hornwart in my 55. I cut it down from filling 1/3 the tank to maybe 1/6. All but a couple sprigs of it melted down afterwards. It's a pretty big disaster to lose 1/2 of your plantload...
Meltdowns seem more common in stem plants than rossette plants. I think my crypts have only melted down once, when I went away on break and duckweed on the surface choked out the tank over a couple weeks. I didn't witness them passing, but presumably they melted.