This is one of my all time favourite Cryptocoryne’s in terms of appearance, from the deep purple/red colour of the leaves to the bullate part of the leaves, this is a beautiful plant. I’m currently keeping this plant in emersed form and submersed form in which they look completely different from each other. Speaking from experience, this plant does not like any changes in it’s environment, I’ve had the entire plant melt back on me after moving it but as long as it’s roots are in tact the plant will bounce back.

Here is what I’ve been able to tell with the Cryptocoryne Sp. Affinis in which the variety I have I believe is also known as C. Haertliniana

Submersed Form

– Light purple to deep purple or red undertone.
– Green bullate leaves with pink vein coming through the middle
– Can get extremely tall, I’ve had specimens over 22″ in height
– Is said to do best in harder water but my specimen grows extremely well in 6.5 PH+Pressurized CO2+Micro+Macro+Med Light
– Sends multiple runners in a long chain once establishes, propagates very well.

Emersed Form

– DEEP purple,red,pink,brown, and green colours all mixed in a hue. Undertone of leaf is generally very deep purple
– EXTREMELY bullate leaves
– Very “Flat” when grown under high light
– Send’s multiple runners but at a much slower rate than submersed form. Root’s also get bound after a while due to being grown in a pot, this plant does best in a large 4X4 square pot at minimum.
– Doesn’t like the humidity too high, this plant will melt back when humidity exceeds 90% and such high humidity will bring on unwanted mould’s/algae’s.