Want a Crypt that stays bright green? Cryptocoryne 'Green Gecko' keeps a light, glossy lime-green with a lightly crinkled leaf surface, where most Crypts run bronze, brown or red. Against dark wood and red plants it reads as a genuine highlight. These are young plants grown in a controlled laboratory environment.
What You’ll Receive
- Sold as a small bare-root plants
- These pest-free, young plants were grown in a lab before transitioning ex-vitro for maximum hardiness. Expect natural variations in their initial size and color as they settle in and mature in your tank!
Plant Profile
- Common name — Green Gecko Crypt
- Scientific name — Cryptocoryne sp. 'Green Gecko'
- Also known as — Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green Gecko'
- Origin — Cultivated form; C. wendtii is native to Sri Lanka
- Placement — Foreground to midground
- Shipped size — Small bare-root plant, roughly 1-3 in
- Mature height — 3–5 in
- Suits — 5 gallons and up
- Growth rate — Slow
Care
- Difficulty — Beginner
- Light — Low to medium. Intense light is not needed
- CO₂ — Not required
- Water — 72–82°F · pH 6.5–7.5. Hard water suits it, as it does most Crypts
- Substrate — Required. Root feeder — nutrient substrate or root tabs
- Growth habit — Amphibious. Also grows emersed
- Propagation — Substrate runners
Grower’s Notes
- Green is the selling point. If you already have Wendtii Brown or a red Crypt and want contrast rather than more of the same, this is the one that supplies it — same easy care, opposite color.
- Expect it to melt after planting. Crypts drop their leaves on a change of conditions and rebuild from the roots over two to four weeks. Leave it alone through that.
- Place it once and feed at the roots. Crypts melt again every time they are moved.
- Hard water is no obstacle — Cryptocoryne generally do better in harder water than most planted-tank species.
- Also available as sterile Green Gecko Vitro Culture if you want several plantlets in one bag.
Want to go deeper? Read our complete Cryptocoryne Care Guide.
Notes
- Pictures are not the actual plants you will receive, but a sample representation. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be free of pests, and pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge.
- Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.
At a glance
- Free shipping on orders of $150 or more (after discounts) within the contiguous United States, by USPS.
- Free thermal protection is included with every shipment, all year round.
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- We ship within the United States only.
Please bring live plants indoors and unpack them the day they arrive. Every live order is covered by our 24-Hour Live Arrival Guarantee.
The complete rules, including lost packages and address issues, are in our Shipping Policy. If anything conflicts, that policy applies.
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- Tell us within 24 hours of the delivery time on your tracking.
- Send photos of the affected items in their original, unopened packaging, plus a photo of the shipping label, to hello@aquariumplantsfactory.com with your order number.
- We'll make it right with a replacement, store credit or refund for the affected item.
Good to know
- Some melting or yellowing as plants adjust from greenhouse to aquarium life is normal. They regrow from healthy roots and rhizomes.
- Please bring your package indoors and unpack it the day it arrives.
- Free promotional items and shipping charges are not covered.
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Aquatic plant arrives with healthy roots and vibrant green color. Customers praised the quality and generous quantity, though some experienced size smaller than expected. Common "crypt melt" occurred in shipping for some, but roots remained intact. "Really nice looking plant" with dense growth. Quick shipping and careful packaging noted.
- The Plants arrived in Great Shape! They were wrapped, Clean, and Free of Snails!
- I love the bright green color.
- Beautiful little plant. Love the fine leaves and dense growth.
M
Beautiful little plant. Love the fine leaves and dense growth. Excited to see how it will look when it matures. So far no melt. It did have a rough trip as it was delayed several days by post office but arrived healthy. Bought 2 portions and divided into smaller clumps. They came as one plant per portion purchased. I was able to split the two into 9 small portions easily without them being too small though I probably could have divided further. Very happy.
C
Unfortunately my crypt green gecko was completely melted in the bag. However the melty mush was bright green and the roots were intact and healthy. I planted it anyway and am hopeful it was just a case of crypt melt and the plant will bounce back.
P
Hello,
Just want to say that the Quality of these Water Plants! 5-Star!
The Plants arrived in Great Shape! They were wrapped, Clean, and from what I could gather, Free of Snails!
The Shipment was Really Quick!
The Aquarium Looks Reallly Wonderful! Thanks!
A
Smaller than expected and very little root. With Crypts the leaves melt in order to convert from emersed growth to immersed growth, so having the roots broken off means there is less to regrow from plus the obvious that it doesn't stay put since you can't bury crypts below the rhizome. Otherwise it looks healthy, we'll see how good it is in a month or so.
B
I was expecting this to die back or "melt" because it's a crypt but it hasn't. I love the bright green color.
J
I imagine they are small because they are tissue culture? But wow there were a lot in the package. Look healthy.
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