Hi all,

I have several different crypts (wendtii, lutea, etc). they've been doing
very well until recently, they seem to have started to "curl" their leaves.

the leafs curl along the long axis of the stem, with the upper surface side
out (sort of curling so the backside is on the inside of the curl)...
although they are not totally curled up like a tube, but it's very obvious
that the leaves are curling up.

I assume this is some nutrient deficiency thing.. what is it indicative of?

new leaves from the swords are nice and green, so I assume it's not iron
deficiency..

linda

It might be normal. My crypt leaves tend to curl when they get old and big.


Leigh

http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/

isn't that part of the characteristic of a crypt? a wrinkled looking kinda
leaf? Mine do it, at the tip, and on the 1/8" edge of the leaf from stem to
tip... unless mine are deformed too..

"linda mar" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I have several different crypts (wendtii, lutea, etc). they've been doing
very well until recently, they seem to have started to "curl" their
leaves.

the leafs curl along the long axis of the stem, with the upper surface
side
out (sort of curling so the backside is on the inside of the curl)...
although they are not totally curled up like a tube, but it's very obvious
that the leaves are curling up.

I assume this is some nutrient deficiency thing.. what is it indicative
of?

new leaves from the swords are nice and green, so I assume it's not iron
deficiency..

linda

ok. that's good to know. it wasn't all that curled when I got them (wavy
edges, yes.. but not curling back), so.. I was wondering if something is
happening to them that was not ideal.

thanks!

linda

"350X_Rider" wrote in message
...
isn't that part of the characteristic of a crypt? a wrinkled looking kinda
leaf? Mine do it, at the tip, and on the 1/8" edge of the leaf from stem
to
tip... unless mine are deformed too..

"linda mar" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I have several different crypts (wendtii, lutea, etc). they've been
doing
very well until recently, they seem to have started to "curl" their
leaves.

the leafs curl along the long axis of the stem, with the upper surface
side
out (sort of curling so the backside is on the inside of the curl)...
although they are not totally curled up like a tube, but it's very
obvious
that the leaves are curling up.

I assume this is some nutrient deficiency thing.. what is it indicative
of?

new leaves from the swords are nice and green, so I assume it's not iron
deficiency..

linda

I'll see if I can't snap a pic to see if yours looks like mine....

ok. that's good to know. it wasn't all that curled when I got them (wavy
edges, yes.. but not curling back), so.. I was wondering if something is
happening to them that was not ideal.

thanks!

linda

"350X_Rider" wrote in message
...
isn't that part of the characteristic of a crypt? a wrinkled looking
kinda
leaf? Mine do it, at the tip, and on the 1/8" edge of the leaf from
stem
to
tip... unless mine are deformed too..

"linda mar" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I have several different crypts (wendtii, lutea, etc). they've been
doing
very well until recently, they seem to have started to "curl" their
leaves.

the leafs curl along the long axis of the stem, with the upper surface
side
out (sort of curling so the backside is on the inside of the curl)...
although they are not totally curled up like a tube, but it's very
obvious
that the leaves are curling up.

I assume this is some nutrient deficiency thing.. what is it
indicative
of?

new leaves from the swords are nice and green, so I assume it's not
iron
deficiency..

linda

I"m posting a few crypt pics on the binaries group, or you can see them here
at
www.etcvsg.com/images/Buddy

2 are somewhat smaller, but the larger one is a good pic of the curling....


"linda mar" wrote in message
...
ok. that's good to know. it wasn't all that curled when I got them (wavy
edges, yes.. but not curling back), so.. I was wondering if something is
happening to them that was not ideal.

thanks!

linda

"350X_Rider" wrote in message
...
isn't that part of the characteristic of a crypt? a wrinkled looking
kinda
leaf? Mine do it, at the tip, and on the 1/8" edge of the leaf from
stem
to
tip... unless mine are deformed too..

"linda mar" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I have several different crypts (wendtii, lutea, etc). they've been
doing
very well until recently, they seem to have started to "curl" their
leaves.

the leafs curl along the long axis of the stem, with the upper surface
side
out (sort of curling so the backside is on the inside of the curl)...
although they are not totally curled up like a tube, but it's very
obvious
that the leaves are curling up.

I assume this is some nutrient deficiency thing.. what is it
indicative
of?

new leaves from the swords are nice and green, so I assume it's not
iron
deficiency..

linda

Hi!

yes! it looks like that.. thank you! I feel much better :-) thank you
for making the extra effort! much appreciated..

you have an interesting-looking crypt with interesting vein/varigation :-)

linda

"350X_Rider" wrote in message
...
I"m posting a few crypt pics on the binaries group, or you can see them
here
at
www.etcvsg.com/images/Buddy

2 are somewhat smaller, but the larger one is a good pic of the
curling....


"linda mar" wrote in message
...
ok. that's good to know. it wasn't all that curled when I got them
(wavy
edges, yes.. but not curling back), so.. I was wondering if something is
happening to them that was not ideal.

thanks!

linda

"350X_Rider" wrote in message
...
isn't that part of the characteristic of a crypt? a wrinkled looking
kinda
leaf? Mine do it, at the tip, and on the 1/8" edge of the leaf from
stem
to
tip... unless mine are deformed too..

"linda mar" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I have several different crypts (wendtii, lutea, etc). they've been
doing
very well until recently, they seem to have started to "curl" their
leaves.

the leafs curl along the long axis of the stem, with the upper
surface
side
out (sort of curling so the backside is on the inside of the
curl)...
although they are not totally curled up like a tube, but it's very
obvious
that the leaves are curling up.

I assume this is some nutrient deficiency thing.. what is it
indicative
of?

new leaves from the swords are nice and green, so I assume it's not
iron
deficiency..

linda