This beautiful variation of Cryptocoryne nurii was found in the wild in Malaysia around 1970. In the aquarium hobby, it became popular under the name "Rose Maiden".

The plant is as easy to cultivate as Cryptocoryne wendtii and has the same size and leaf shape. Given enough time, it will produce stolons beneath the lower layer, often appearing quite far from the mother plant.

The intensity of the color and patterns of the leaves depends on light and nutrition.