Echinodorus grisebachii 'Amazonicus'

Amazon Sword

Echinodorus grisebachii 'Amazonicus'

Amazon Sword

  • Impressive solitary plant in large aquaria
  • Narrow leaf shape
  • Undemanding
  • Suitable for discus tanks
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Description

The Amazon Sword is a long known, time-tested aquarium plant from tropical South America. It differs from E. grisebachii 'Bleherae' by considerably narrower leaves. This Echinodorus wild type is quite undemanding, however medium light intensity and a nutrient-rich substrate are recommendable.

Echinodorus grisebachii 'Amazonicus' develops a large, conspicuous rosette with countless leaves. It is especially recommended for large tanks with e.g. Discus or angelfish (Pterophyllum). The latter often use the swordplant leaves as spawning ground.

Echinodorus grisebachii 'Amazonicus', the narrow-leaved Amazon sword, is widely known as E. amazonicus. It belongs to the species Echinodorus grisebachii, widely spread in the American tropics and known for its many varieties. E. grisebachii 'Bleherae' and E. grisebachii 'Parviflorus' are also counted amongst this species.
First, this plant was brought onto the market in 1938, back then still under the erronous name "E. brevipedicellatus" (a synonym of Echinodorus longipetalus). It was long carried under that name. Only in 1970, Karel Rataj described it as a new species (E. amazonicus). Its origins are reported to lie in the Brazilian Amazon depression (Rondônia and Pará), where it was found growing submersed in 50 to 100 cm deep stagnant to slow-flowing water.

Usually, forms of E. grisebachii that are quite similar to E. (read more)

Common names Amazon Sword
Synonyms Echinodorus amazonicus Rataj
Misapplied names Echinodorus brevipedicellatus
Complete botanical name Echinódorus grisebáchii Small
Family Alismataceae
Genus Echinodorus
Difficulty easy
Usage Background
Growth fast
Temperature tolerance 18 - 30°C
General hardness 0 - 30°dGH
Propagation Proliferating inflorescences, Rhizomteilung
Can grow emersed? yes
Source Flowgrow
Common names
Amazon Sword
Synonyms
Echinodorus amazonicus Rataj
Misapplied names
Echinodorus brevipedicellatus
Complete botanical name
Echinódorus grisebáchii Small
Family
Alismataceae
Genus
Echinodorus
Difficulty
easy
Usage
Background
Growth
fast
Temperature tolerance
18 - 30°C
General hardness
0 - 30°dGH
Propagation
Proliferating inflorescences, Rhizomteilung
Can grow emersed?
yes
Source
Flowgrow

General information

Item no.
135.0311.00
EAN 4001615001617
Weight 0,10 kg
Shipping weight 0,10 kg

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Giuseppe C.
This is going to be huge
7th November 2019
Echinodorus grisebachii 'Amazonicus'
Echinodorus grisebachii 'Amazonicus'

Out of the packet the leaves were quite tall but very narrow. 3 weeks later I finally understood how huge this plant will grow to be! The plant seems to grow wide first, then tall. (read more)