Broadleaved Amazon Swordplant
Echinodorus grisebachii 'Bleherae'
Broadleaved Amazon Swordplant
- Imposing eyecatcher in large tanks
- Undemanding
- Fast growing
- Recommended for discus tanks
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Description
The Broadleaf Amazon Sword from tropical South America is one of the most known and popular aquarium plants. Cultivated for many years, it was first introduced under the misapplied name "Echinodorus paniculatus", later it was called Echinodorus bleheri for a long time. Its leaves are wider (3-6 cm) than those of E. grisebachii 'Amazonicus' and up to 60 cm long, lending the plant a more dominant appearance. It is mostly delivered in its terrestrial form, with longer leaf stalks and shorter leaf blades (see the photo). After planting into the aquarium, it will develop much more elongate, short stalked submerged leaves.
Older rosettes with often more than 50 leaves are an impressive eyecatcher in large tanks. It is recommendable for discus and anglefish tanks. The substrate height should not be less than 10 cm for a good root development. Combined with the runner-forming chain swords (genus Helanthium), 'Bleherae' allows the creation of beautiful South America-themed underwater landscapes.
As popular as this sword plant is, its space requirement should be considered. In medium sized tanks it gets too large soon; an alternative for smaller tanks is Echinodorus grisebachii 'Parviflorus' that looks similar but stays considerably lower.
The origins of this Echinodorus are very much in the dark - it may be native to Amazonia, though. Like E. grisebachii 'Amazonicus' and E. g. 'Parviflorus' it belongs to the group of plants related to Echinodorus grisebachii, which is widely distributed in tropical America. E. g. 'Bleherae' was long erroneously known under the trade name Echinodorus paniculatus (and sometimes still is). The true E. paniculatus is a totally different plant not found in the hobby very often.
The different forms of the E. grisebachii group grow amphibic in their specific locations, growing submersed for a long time of the year. They only grow emersed leaves and flower stalks after falling dry during the low-water season. In the aquarium, they also remain below the waterline and only transform into the land form after being taken out of the water.
E. grisebachii 'Bleherae', commonly known as E. (read more)
Common names | Broadleaved Amazon Swordplant |
Synonyms | Echinodorus bleherae Rataj, Echinodorus bleheri Rataj |
Misapplied names | Echinodorus paniculatus |
Trader names | Echinodorus rangeri |
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 |
Broadleaved Amazon Swordplant |
Synonyms |
Echinodorus bleherae Rataj, Echinodorus bleheri Rataj |
Misapplied names |
Echinodorus paniculatus |
Trader names |
Echinodorus rangeri |
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. |
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EAN | 5703249071002 |
Weight | 0,10 kg |
Shipping weight | 0,10 kg |
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Fast delivery and awesome, healthy plants. Part of a larger package with which I am very happy. Thank you so much.
plant arrived very quickly and in excellent condition. it is already a good sized plant and gave an instant hit in my aquarium. (read more)