Rosettes, Bulbs, and Ground Cover Plants
Tropica Sword
Echinodorus parviflorus
Also called: Echinodorus grisebachii
Photo: Yercaud-elango · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature22–28 °C
- pH6–7.5
- Adult size25 cm
- Difficulty★☆☆☆☆
- WaterFresh
Full profile
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Origin
- Peru and Bolivia
- Size
- 15 – 25 cm
- Temperature
- 22 – 28°C
- pH
- 6.0 – 7.5
- GH
- 2 – 15 °dGH
- Difficulty
- ★☆☆☆☆
- Light
- medium
- CO2
- not required
- Fertilization
- medium
- Growth
- medium
- Position
- midground
- Propagation
- seedlings on the flower stalk
Notes: A compact sword plant with prominently veined leaves. Ideal for medium-sized aquariums.
