🌿 Cryptocoryne Lucens – Compact, Narrow-Leaf Crypt

Sold as Small Bare-root or Potted Plants | Lab-Grown for Clean, Healthy Starts

Cryptocoryne Lucens is a compact and reliable foreground to midground plant, known for its slim, grass-like leaves and lush, bushy appearance. With its narrow, bright green foliage, this species is perfect for filling in spaces between hardscape or creating soft, natural borders in low- to medium-light planted aquariums.

This particular offering is grown in a controlled laboratory environment, resulting in healthy, pest-free young plants ideal for safe introduction into sensitive setups, including shrimp tanks. Whether you choose the small bare-root or potted version, you'll receive a vigorous plant ready to adapt to your aquascape.

🌟 Key Features

• Scientific Name: Cryptocoryne × willisii ‘Lucens’

• Common Name: Crypt Lucens

• Leaf Shape: Narrow, lanceolate

• Leaf Color: Bright to medium green

• Growth Form: Compact rosette with clumping spread

• Placement: Foreground to midground

🌱 Growth & Propagation

• Growth Rate: Slow to moderate

• Light Requirement: Low to Medium

• CO₂ Injection: Optional – enhances growth

• Nutrient Substrate: Required for best development

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes

• Propagation: Via runners that form baby plants near the base

🪴 What You’ll Receive

• Small Bare-root: 1 loose, small bare-root plant with 6+ leaves

• Potted Plant: 1 plant with 6+ leaves, planted in rockwool inside a net pot

• This listing features young plants grown in a controlled laboratory environment (ex-vitro), offering a clean, pest-free start ideal for experienced aquascapers ready to meet its advanced care requirements.

🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits

• Excellent Border Plant: Its slim, upright leaves make it perfect for edging paths or between rocks

• Natural Look: Blends seamlessly in nature-style aquascapes and jungle tanks

• Low Maintenance: A hardy Crypt perfect for both beginners and advanced aquascapers

⚠️ Disclaimer

Cryptocoryne species may experience temporary “crypt melt” when introduced to new environments. This is normal and the plant will regenerate with proper care and stable conditions.

⚠️ State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner

Please confirm local regulations before ordering. Never release aquarium plants into the wild.

 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.