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Cryptocoryne spiralis Jwala

Cryptocoryne spiralis 'Jwala'

One of 5 forms of Cryptocoryne spiralis · See all forms →

Also known as Crypt spiralis Jwala, Cryptocoryne Jwala

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Care at a glance

Light
Low light
CO2
No CO₂ needed
Growth rate
Slow
Placement
Midground
Type
Rosette
Temperature
72–82°F (22–28°C)
pH
6.0–7.5
Hardness
4–18 dGH
Max height
9.8 in (25 cm)
Spread
5.9 in (15 cm)
Nutrient uptake
Root + water column
Growth region
Submersed or emersed
Difficulty
Easy
Origin
Cultivated selection from India (Sreepadma farm; parent species native to India)
Family
Araceae

Overview

An easy midground crypt once it settles, with all the usual crypt caveats. Plant it in a nutrient-rich substrate or feed root tabs, since it is mainly a root feeder, then leave it alone: crypts resent being moved, and replanting or sudden parameter swings can trigger crypt melt. Low light is enough to keep it, while moderate light and CO2 bring out the bronze tones and a denser rosette. It spreads by runners; split daughters off once they carry a few leaves.

In the wild

Jwala is a cultivated selection distributed from India, not a documented wild population. Its parent, Cryptocoryne spiralis, grows across India in seasonally flooded paddies, ditches and riverbanks, emersed in the dry months and submersed during the monsoon. The Jwala form entered the hobby as tissue culture from the Sreepadma farm in Kerala.

Good to know

A water trumpet in the family Araceae, sold under Cryptocoryne spiralis; that placement is trade convention rather than a published determination. The name is the Hindi word for flame, after the narrow, twisted leaves that rise like licks of fire. Under decent light the green blades pick up bronze and reddish tones, and the spiral twist that names the parent species is exaggerated.

Did you know

Jwala means flame in Hindi. It reached Western shops around 2024 through the Sreepadma GroWoW tissue culture line, part of a small wave of Indian-farmed crypt selections named in Hindi rather than Latin.

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