Attractive Aquatic Plant
Light Preference/Tolerated (Low Light)
Aquatic Watering Needs
Mature Height 4-6 inches
Pet Safe

Cryptocoryne Lucens is a versatile and striking aquatic plant with narrow, bright-green leaves and contrasting brown stems. It has a soft, delicate texture that makes it a wonderful foreground or midground plant. This plant is a great oxygenator and provides needed shelter and cover for fish. It’s a beautiful addition to any aquarium in the home or office. Cryptocoryne Lucens is easy to grow and maintain and propagates quickly by sending out runners. This plant is a native of tropical areas of India, Southeast Asia and New Guinea.

Best Locations For Growing Cryptocoryne Lucens

This versatile little plant can technically be placed anywhere in an aquarium and thrive. However, it prefers a stable environment, such as when planted in a cluster in the bottom of a tank. Moving it frequently will likely cause stress. This plant prefers a pH range of 6 to 7.5, and water temperatures from 63 and 83 degrees Fahrenheit. It enjoys slow-moving freshwater. It’s a relatively slow grower that can be pruned for shape and size.

Cryptocoryne Lucens Sunlight Requirements

This plant prefers low to medium light conditions. It can be planted under overhanging leaves and stems of other plants or situated by itself. Too much light may encourage algae growth.

Cryptocoryne Lucens Care

This plant, with its long, arrow-shaped leaves, offers stunning motion and movement in the circulation of aquarium water. Cryptocoryne Lucens can be grown in the open as well as being placed under the leaves and stems of larger plants. This plant is easily propagated by dividing the primary plant into several smaller pieces.

Watering Cryptocoryne Lucens

As an aquatic plant, Cryptocoryne Lucens does not require any additional watering. As long as the plant isn’t showing any signs of obvious deficiency, it should not require continuous fertilizing. It draws nutrients from the water in the aquarium as it returns oxygen to the water.

Feeding Cryptocryne Lucens

Once this plant is situated, there isn't much else that needs to be done. They do not need additional fertilizer or CO2. This plant just requires a stable environment and a little patience, as it's a relatively slow-growing plant.

Cryptocoryne Lucens Information

Light Exposure: Low Light

Care Requirements: Easy

Watering Requirements: pH: 6.8 - 7.2

Pet Friendly: Yes

Kid Friendly: Yes

Air Purifier: High

Habit: Spreading

Growth Rate: Slow

Mature Height: 4-6 inches

Mature Spread: 3-6 inches

Flowering: No

Flower Color(s): None

Flower Shade/Description: Grown for Foliage

Fragrant: No

Foliage Type:

Foliage Color(s): Blue, Green

Foliage Description: Blue-Green

Temperature: 72° - 79°F (22° - 26°C)

Humidity: High

Common Name: Cryptocoryne Lucens

Other Name(s): Crypt Lucens

Scientific Name: Cryptocoryne Lucens

Plant Type: House Plant

Container Sizes

Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on; type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.

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Planter Shipping

Standard Colors: 2-3 business days

Special Order Colors: 8 weeks - this is due to the planter being custom made with the color(s) of your choice

Please Note: On special orders there can not be any cancellations

Plant Shipping

Time of Order:

Summer Shipping

If there is extreme heat we’ll delay shipping.

We’ll have to review what areas the plants are traveling through along with your location

Once your plant is shipped you’ll receive an email with tracking information. Depending on the above criteria we’ll ship your plant(s) towards beginning of the following week from your order. We put together this helpful guide of what to do when you receive your plants in the mail.

It is important to know that all of our plants are clearly labeled for which growing zones the plant can survive in. The plants are thoroughly trialed and tested in every growing zone before we state the plant can grow in a zone. Again, our #1 priority is to ship the plants to you healthy and ready to thrive in your location. So we will do everything in our power to do so.

Cryptocoryne Lucens

Best Locations For Growing Cryptocoryne Lucens

Cryptocoryne Lucens Sunlight Requirements