🌿 Red Wendtii Mi Oya (Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Mi Oya')
Deep Red-to-Bronze Leaves • Strongly Wavy Texture • A Rich-Coloured Sri Lankan Crypt
 
📋 Red Wendtii Mi Oya is a distinctive form of Cryptocoryne wendtii named after the Mi Oya river in Sri Lanka. Its leaves grow in deep red-to-bronze tones with a strongly wavy, rippled texture, giving it richer colour and more character than standard Red Wendtii. Planted in clusters, it becomes a warm, eye-catching feature in the midground, and it contrasts beautifully with bright green plants in nature layouts and community tanks.
It's hardy, adaptable and happy in low to moderate light without CO2. Plant it in a nutrient-rich substrate with root tabs, then leave it to settle; as it adjusts to your tank, fresh new leaves take over and it spreads steadily by runners. Stronger light and steady nutrients bring out its deepest red.
It's a freshwater plant, perfect for freshwater aquariums and also at home in paludariums.
 
💡 Highlights
❤️ Deep Red-to-Bronze Colour: Richer tones than standard Red Wendtii
🌊 Strongly Wavy Leaves: Beautiful rippled texture
🇱🇰 Named After Its Home River: The Mi Oya in Sri Lanka
💡 Low-Light Friendly: Thrives in low-tech tanks without CO2
🌱 Spreads by Runners: Grows into a full, natural group