Cryptocoryne x Lucens Willisii Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials)
Cryptocoryne x Lucens Willisii Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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Delivery and Shipping
Standard Shipping: Orders are typically dispatched within 1 business day. Delivery times vary based on the destination.
- Urban Areas: 1-3 business days
- Rural Areas: 2-5 business days
- Courier Services Used: NZ Post and Aramex.
Free shipping is available for New Zealand customers with a minimum purchase of $150.00.
- Non-Rural Addresses Only: This offer applies only to non-rural addresses.
- Exclusions: Bulky items such as aquariums are excluded from the free shipping offer.
About Tissue Culture Plants
About Tissue Culture Plants
What’s the Deal with Tissue Culture Plants?
Tiny plants. Big benefits. Zero unwanted surprises.
Grown in a Lab (On Purpose)
These aren’t your average aquarium plants.
Tissue culture plants are grown in pristine lab conditions — no pests, no snails, no algae. Just vibrant, healthy growth suspended in a sealed pot of nutrient gel that looks like dessert (but please, don’t).
Why They’re a Big Deal
- 100% algae-free — start clean, stay clean
- No snails — unless you’re into surprise hitchhikers
- Pesticide-free — safe for shrimp, snails, and sensitive fish
- Incredible value — you get heaps of plant once it’s split and planted
- Long shelf life — lasts weeks sealed in its cup (great for planning your scape)
- Small in size, big on payoff
How to Use (Don’t Just Chuck It In)
Peel the lid — it’ll feel oddly satisfying
- Rinse off the gel (do not plant the goo)
- Divide into small chunks — trust us, there’s more than it looks
- Plant using tweezers, spaced evenly across the substrate
- Watch it take off like it’s been waiting its whole life to grow in your tank
Pro tip: One pot can cover a surprising amount of space — plant wisely and it’ll spread quickly.
Cryptocoryne x Lucens Willisii Tissue Culture (Aquascaping Essentials) is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Lab Grown, Algae Free, Snail Free.
Grown in sterile conditions with no snails, algae, or hitchhikers — the cleanest start for any freshwater tank.
Great Value in Every Cup
Each tissue culture cup contains multiple portions — simply rinse, divide, and plant. One pot can cover more ground than you'd expect!
Cryptocoryne x lucens 'Willisii', sometimes just called Willisii, is a low-growing hybrid crypt with slender, lance-shaped green leaves. It is a rosette plant that stays compact and tidy, so it sits well in the foreground to mid-ground where it adds fine texture without crowding the layout.
Once settled it spreads by runners and slowly forms dense clusters of green foliage, filling in as a low bush or loose carpet. It is happy in low light, low-tech tanks and asks for very little trimming. CO2 and a nutrient-rich substrate are not needed but will lift the growth rate and colour if you have them. Like all crypts it can melt back after being moved, which is normal, so leave it be and new leaves will grow from the base.
This plant is grown in sterile tissue culture and arrives in a densely packed cup, free of snails, algae, pests and disease, giving you a clean and healthy start.
Care at a glance
- Placement: Foreground to mid-ground
- Lighting: Low
- CO2: Low, not required
- Growth rate: Slow
- Difficulty: Beginner
- Colour: Green
How to plant your tissue culture Cryptocoryne
- Rinse the clear nutrient gel from the base of the plant.
- Divide it into small portions.
- Plant each portion into the substrate with tweezers, spaced out so they fill in over time.
- Leave the roots undisturbed while it settles in.
Difficulty: Beginner
Lighting Demand: Low
CO₂: Low
Growth Rate: Slow
NZ Rarity: New
Colour: Green
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