Family: Alismataceae
Continent: South America
Region: South America
Country of origin:
Height: 30-50+ cm
Width: 20-30+ cm
Light requirements: medium-very high
Temperature: 20-28 °C
Hardness tolerance: very soft-hard
pH tolerance: 5-8
Growth: medium
Demands: easy
Echinodorus macrophyllus is one of the large, orbiculate ''sword''
plants which grow up out of even large aquariums in good growing conditions. If
light is available less than 11 hours a day it is easier to keep down inside the
aquarium. It is suitable for open aquariums, where it forms decorative
heart-shaped leaves above the water surface. It is a good idea to spray the
plant to prevent it drying out. It used to be sold as Echinodorus
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