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Echinodorus bleheri (paniculatus)

Tropica No. 071


Echinodorus bleheri (paniculatus) - 14,18 K

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Family Alismataceae
Part of the world South America
Country of origin Brasil
Height 20-40 cm
Width 25-40 cm
Light requirements high-average
Temperature 20-26oC
Hardness tolerance soft-average
pH tolerance acid-neutral
Easiness easy

Echinodorus bleheri (paniculatus) is without comparison the most popular aquarium plant ever. It is a modest and fast growing plant which prefers from average to high light intensities. It favours a rich substrate, just like any fast growing aquarium plant. Echinodorus bleheri can grow to a significant size with more than fifty leaves. It is easily reproduced after flowering when small plants develop on the peduncle. The small plants are cut off - leave a piece of the peduncle on each new plant - and replanted in the substrate.