Wendt's Watertrumpet (Cryptocoryne wendtii) - Garden.org

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General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Leaves:	Evergreen
Underground structures:	Rhizome
Suitable Locations:	Bog gardening
Uses:	Water gardens
Propagation: Other methods:	Stolons and runners

Common names

Wendt's Watertrumpet
Crypt
Wendt's Crypt
Water Trumpet

Also sold as:

Cryptocoryne Wendtii Red
Cryptocoryne Wendtii Green
Cryptocoryne Wendtii Brown

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Location: San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-06

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Location: San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-06

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Location: Bloomingdale, NJ
Date: 2024-10-15
I was cleaning my tank today and came across these two scapes on

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Location: Work Aquarium
Date: 2023-04-14
Growing emersed in a mud/clay mix. Periodic liquid fertilization.

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Location: Work Aquarium
Date: 2023-04-14
Another shot of the emersed growing flowering plant

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(Red Variation) Thanks to Aquarium Co-op for permission to use th

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(Green Variation) Thanks to Aquarium Co-op for permission to use

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(Green Variation) Thanks to Aquarium Co-op for permission to use

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(Green Variation) Thanks to Aquarium Co-op for permission to use

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(Green Variation) Thanks to Aquarium Co-op for permission to use

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Location: Bloomingdale, NJ
Date: 2024-10-15
Another view of the two scapes growing underwater in my home tank

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photo credit: Tommy Kronkvist

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