This attractive Cryptocoryne variety with dark, hammered leaves is named after the 'Tropica' plant nursery. When growing free-standing, the leaves are 10-20 cm long and almost lie above the ground. The plant is well suited for smaller aquariums and requires little light. Like most Sri Lankan cryptocorynes, this one grows well in hard water.
- Origin: Sri Lanka
- Height: 10 - 20+ cm
- Type: Rosette plant
- Growth Speed: Slow
- Layout: foreground, middle ground
- Temperature: 22 - 30 °C
- pH: 6 - 8
- Light requirement: low
- Difficulty: easy
- Propagation: off-shoots