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Echinodorus Grandifolius

$9.95 USD
by Nature Aquariums
Type: AQUARIUM PLANTS

Echinodorus Grandifolius is a rare, large-growing type of Amazon Sword with beautiful green coloration. It's a slower grower than many swords but can reach heights over 20" given a nutrient-rich substrate. Because of its large size, this plant is best suited to larger, unheated-preferable aquariums.

Skill Level Easy
CO2 Not Required
Requires Aqua Soil Not required, but recommended — heavy root feeder
Type Rooted
Max Height 10-20"
Placement Background
Light Level Low (approx. 20-40 PAR)
Origin South America
Other Note: correcting a data error found on this listing, which had this species mislabeled as native to South Africa — Echinodorus is exclusively a New World (Americas) genus. New leaves can grow up above the waterline.

Care & Planting: Remove from the pot and root wool before planting into a nutrient-rich substrate; heavy root feeder, supplement with root tabs if using an inert substrate.

A note on "melting": Like most Amazon Swords and Cryptocoryne species, this plant is farm-grown emersed (above water). When you first submerge it, don't be alarmed if the original leaves die back over the first few weeks — this is called melting, and it's a normal part of the transition, not a sign the plant is failing. Emersed leaves are built for air and only have stomata on their underside; once submerged, the plant sheds them in favor of new underwater leaves with stomata on both sides, better suited to absorbing CO2 from the water. New submersed growth typically appears within a few weeks.