Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown' in Vitro Culture® – Warm, Earth-Toned Crypt with Wavy Leaves for Natural Aquascapes

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown' is a widely loved, hardy Cryptocoryne species known for its chocolate to reddish-brown leaves and ability to thrive in nearly any freshwater aquarium. This naturally occurring color variant of the popular Cryptocoryne wendtii species features long, narrow, wavy-edged foliage that brings a soft, earthy elegance to midground or foreground sections of your aquascape.

Now offered in our sterile Vitro Culture® 4-inch bag, C. wendtii 'Brown' is cultivated using Tissue Culture Technology to provide a 100% pest-free, algae-free, and pesticide-free start—perfect for shrimp tanks, nano aquariums, or precision aquascapes that demand long-term plant health and reliability.

🌿 Key Features:

• Scientific Name: Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown'

• Common Name: Crypt Wendtii Brown

• Leaf Color: Reddish-brown to chocolate with light green undersides

• Growth Form: Rosette with arching, wavy-edged leaves

• Vitro Culture® Format: 4-inch sealed bag with multiple healthy plantlets in sterile gel or liquid

• Placement: Foreground to midground

• Growth Rate: Moderate

• Difficulty Level: Easy

💧 Optimal Growing Conditions:

• Lighting: Low to medium; coloration deepens with stronger light

• CO₂: Not required, but enhances color and compact growth

• Substrate: Nutrient-rich substrate or root tab supplementation highly recommended

• Water Parameters: pH 6.0–7.5 | Temperature: 72–82°F (22–28°C)

• Propagation: Grows via runners that can be separated and replanted

🌱 Additional Information:

• Nutrient Substrate: Required

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes

🧪 Vitro Culture® Advantages:

• 100% Pest-Free: Free of snails, algae, and harmful pathogens

• Clean Start: Perfect for shrimp tanks and sensitive species

• Extended Shelf Life: Store under light before planting

• Easy to Plant: Rinse, divide gently, and insert directly into substrate

🐠 Aquascaping Benefits:

• Rich, Natural Color: Warm brown tones contrast beautifully with green or red plants

• Textural Depth: Wavy leaf structure adds softness and flow to planted layouts

• Reliable Performer: Long-term growth with minimal care once established

• Versatile Use: Ideal for Dutch-style, nature aquariums, or biotope tanks

📦 What You’ll Receive:

One 4-inch sealed Vitro Culture® bag containing healthy Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Brown' plantlets—ready to rinse, acclimate, and plant in your aquarium.

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Photos are for reference only. Leaf color and size may vary based on lighting, nutrients, and tank conditions. Melting may occur during transition, but new submerged growth will develop with stable care.

 WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.