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Alismataceae
Amazon Sword Plant Flower
Echinodorus grisebachii
Hidden depths.
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Echinodorus
- Native to
- South America, Brazil, Amazon Basin
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade to full sun
- Soil
- Rich, nutrient-dense aquatic substrate
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Amazon Sword is primarily known as an aquarium plant but produces delicate white flowers above the waterline.
- The flower stalks can grow up to 3 feet above the water surface, towering over the submerged leaves.
- New plantlets form on the flower stalk, which can be separated and planted as clones.
- It is the single most popular aquarium plant in the world, found in millions of home fish tanks.
- In the wild, Amazon Sword plants grow in seasonally flooded areas along the Amazon River tributaries.
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