The pink Crypt everyone wants and few keep. Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Pink Flamingo' carries pink and white variegation across the whole leaf — not a tint over green, but a genuine loss of chlorophyll. That is what makes the colour so striking and what makes the plant so slow and so unforgiving. Buy it knowing that.
What You’ll Receive
- Sold as small Bare-root Plants or Potted plants
- Bare-root plant | one small size, loose rooted plants
- Potted plant | one rooted small size plant, potted with net pot and rockwool
- Young plants grow in a controlled laboratory environment
Plant Profile
- Common name — Pink Flamingo Crypt
- Scientific name — Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Pink Flamingo'
- Also known as — Crypt Flamingo, Cryptocoryne Pink Panther
- Origin — Cultivated form; the species is native to Sri Lanka
- Placement — Foreground to midground
- Mature height — 3–5 in
- Growth rate — Slow
Care
- Difficulty — Advanced. The variegation is why
- Light — Medium to high. It needs more light than a green Crypt to make the same energy
- CO₂ — Recommended. It holds colour and compact form far better with it
- 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
- Pink means less chlorophyll, which means less margin. A green Crypt survives neglect. Pink Flamingo doesn't — it grows slowly even at its best, so any setback costs months rather than weeks.
- Expect it to melt after planting and rebuild from the roots over several weeks. That is normal for the genus and slower here than in green forms.
- Place it once and leave it. Every move triggers another melt, and this plant recovers slowly.
- Reversion happens. Under weak light or thin feeding it may push greener leaves — the plant compensating for lost pigment.
- Want the colour with less risk? Cryptocoryne petchii 'Pink' is a beginner plant with a soft pink tone over green rather than true variegation.
Three ways to buy this plant. This listing is the established plant, bare-root or potted — the fastest to look like the photograph. There is also a 4-inch Vitro Culture® bag with several sterile plantlets, and a small Vitro Culture® cup with one small rooted plant — the cheapest way in, and the slowest.
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, pesticides, grow emerged, or submerge.
- Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.
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Customers praised these aquatic plants as "beautiful" and "healthy" upon arrival, noting good packaging and decent pricing. Most plants adapted well to tanks, though some shoppers reported initial melting - a normal crypt transition. A few received smaller or paler specimens than expected. Overall, customers appreciated minimal melting and vibrant pink color.
- Plants arrived beautiful and healthy
- Haven't experienced any melting. It's a very cute, subtle little pink plant.
- New leaves are coming in very bright pink!
B
I purchased 3 pink flamingo crypts and they came tiny. The plants in the pots were maybe the size of a quarter. Nothing even close to the pics in the description. Not worth the money spent. Very disappointed with what I received.
O
arrived healthy and well packed, with good root system. i'm a fan of this odd lil crypt
K
From ordering to receiving my plants took only 3 days. All were packaged well and arrived perfect even though the temps near me were in the 30’s.
I was dreading the infamous crypt melt, but this flamingo variation has been doing wonderfully so far. I’ve had them planted for about 2 weeks now and haven’t experienced any melting. It’s a very cute, subtle little pink plant.
A
It deserves the front row seat in the middle of my aquarium. What a cute little pink plant. Arrived in a perfect condition ready to be planted.
M
Just as described, plants came well packaged and healthy. Cannot wait to see what they look like full grown.
j
Flamingo as expected did there normal small melt cycle. For the ones concerned by the low rating some people have given this plant, this happens because there grown outside of the water and when submerged melting occurs. New leaves are coming in very bright pink! This strain of crypts is technically supposed to be difficult but is booming thanks APF!
J
Oh man, just got them in today and had to drop them in the tank asap, Got some Flamingos mixed with Red; with a Glabra in the back in a little micro Fluval Flex 15.
G
Usps took seven days to deliver ,so plants even though well wrapped were cold and melting ,this plant seems to be better off than the rest .its exactly as advertised and will do very well in my tank.
C
Received what looked like a bulb with a bunch of half inch white leaves popping out of the top of it with very little roots at the base of the bulb(didn't see many but maybe the whole bulb itself were roots haha idk). It didn't look good, but i didn't think much about it until it died in my aquarium a week later, lol. Started looking into it after it died and realized that what i received looked absolutely nothing like what i see in the example picture of this tissue culture. I'm not going to tank the ratings on this plant though because i do think* it was my fault that they didn't make it but i'm not entirely sure, probably is on me. I should have done more research that's for sure. I had the impression that this tissue culture was ONE plant ( description says pack of one*), so i planted the whole thing as one into my substrate and it's now dead(leaves fell off and cant see the plant anymore. So i looked up some videos on this tissue culture from other sellers and they split it into multiple plants.?. You live and you learn! -1 Star due to the health of the plant upon arrival (nothing like example picture) and because i'm salty that i spend 14$ on a plant that is now dead hahaha.
Take this review with a grain of salt though, i'm very new to aquariums and such. I have no idea if the plant will bounce back and shoot new leaves up or if i should go digging to find a dead bulb and remove it before it messes up the water.
Regardless, APF is a great shop and they do great work! Still love em! Not too sure what to think about this plant right now though but one thing is for sure, always do your research!!! (Picture shows plant when first planted in tank, its the white clump)
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A
Price is decent but the buy 2 get 1 makes it all worth it! Great plants thank you
J
Plants arrived beautiful and healthy
H
Came in a bit pale but these ate sizeable plant clumps. Looks great in my tank.
D
Cryptocoryne Flamingo
J
Cryptocoryne Flamingo
R
It’s very cute but melting badly right now.
S
I ordered on the 24th of may, the shipment was sent on the 28th and it arrived 7 days later on June third. It was supposed to arrive on the 31st so I was a bit worried about them being DOA.
Aside from the Hydrocotyle Tripartita, everything was very healthy and I think (hope) the other will pull through.
C
got the bare-root plant version, all three were in terrible condition. Will update review if they grow in, but Im not hopeful
K
Happy with this plant and APF in general!
A
4th order from APF and everything was healthy and great as usual. The plants are melting back as expected with crypts but I can see new leaves coming in so I expect them to do great!
L
Plants were in perfect condition on arrival, and have barely melted back after several days.
Z
Beautiful plant! Not as mature as what is pictured, but healthy plants with roots. Arrived alive even when shipped during a really cold snap. This is my first time purchasing from APF, would definitely buy more from them in the future.
F
Look no further aquarium plants factory is the best. They never disappoint me , it’s my 4th order from them. Everything package well , Tons of fresh plants.
B
The bare root pack contained great quality plants. They're adapting well both co2 and non co2 tanks.
m
Very healthy, no melting and growing nicely in my tank now!
J
Small and juvenile, but had some color upon arrival. Will take some time for their full color to come out.
C
Beautiful plants and great price! Highly recommend this seller!!!
A
Small Dainty Pink Healthy
I’m sure they will fill out nicely 🌸
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