
Rosettes, Bulbs, and Ground Cover Plants
Cryptocoryne walkeri
Cryptocoryne walkeri
Photo: Hannob · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature20–28 °C
- pH6–8
- Adult size20 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Araceae
- Origin
- Sri Lanka
- Size
- 10 – 20 cm
- Temperature
- 20 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 8.0
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Light
- low – medium
- CO2
- Not required
- Fertilization
- low
- Growth
- slow
- Position
- foreground – midground
- Propagation
- stolons
Notes: Green, lanceolate leaves with a reddish underside; includes the former C. lutea. One of the easiest Cryptocorynes to care for.





