Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Mi Oya' Tissue Culture

• Green, textured leaves with red-brown undersides
  
• Low light and easy to care for
• 100% clean with no algae, duckweed, or snails

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya' is a lovely variation that has the same size and ruffled leaf texture as C. wendtii but the leaves are bicolored — green on the topside and red-bronze on the underside. The coloration varies based on the lighting and fertilizer. On average, it can reach up to 8–10 inches (20–25 cm) tall and is often planted in the midground of tall tanks or background of nano tanks. This crypt plant is easy to care for, can take low light, and likes to feed on root tabs and nutrient-rich substrate.  

• Scientific Name: Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya'
• Native To: Sri Lanka at the river Mi Oya
• Skill Level: Easy
• Placement: Midground
• Recommended Light: Low Light 10-20 PAR (click to see our PAR chart)
• CO₂ Requirement: None
• Preferred Fertilizer: Easy Root Tabs and Easy Green liquid fertilizer
• Propagation: Trim plantlet from runner or side shoot and replant

***Being a natural product, the plant appearance can vary from what is shown.***

How to Plant Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Mi Oya'

1. Upon receiving the tissue culture plant, immediately open the container and rinse off any excess liquid from the roots.
2. The cryptocoryne can be planted as one single plant or gently separated into smaller plant clumps if there are multiple nodes.
3. Insert each plant clump into the substrate using planting tweezers or your fingers so that the roots are completely buried but the leaves are above the substrate.
4. For optimal growth, do not move the plant or disturb the roots. Keep the water parameters, lighting, and fertilization schedule as consistent as possible for optimal growth.
5. Make sure to add lots of root tabs if you’re using inert substrate or if your nutrient-rich substrate is depleted.

How to Grow Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Mi Oya'

— Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya' care is very easy, so start by using low lighting between 10-20 PAR. 
— Why is my new cryptocoryne melting? Crypt plants are known to experience "crypt melt" where the leaves may melt when suddenly moved to a new environment. To help the plant recover faster and grow new leaves that are accustomed to your water parameters, leave the roots planted in the ground and make sure to provide nutrient-rich planted tank substrate or Easy Root Tabs. 
— Why is my Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya' turning yellow after it was growing so well? Crypt plants absorb lots of nutrients from the ground, so it may be a nutrient deficiency. If the leaves are yellowing and dying after a couple of months, please add more root tabs.
— How to trim Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya': If the crypt plant has dying or melting leaves, cut them off at the base of the leaf.

How to Propagate Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Mi Oya'

Crypt plants can reproduce in aquariums by sending out a horizontal runner with a little plantlet at the end or growing little nodes off the side of the original plant. The plantlet will sprout its own leaves and roots that grow into the ground. You can cut off the runner or gently split off the plantlet node from the parent plant. Then the plantlet can be replanted in a different location.