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Aquarius cordifolius
Creeping burhead is a stout aquatic perennial from the Americas, widely sold for aquariums and ponds. It grows well submersed or emersed in a rich substrate with good light and warm, tropical to subtropical temperatures.
Aquarius cordifolius (formerly Echinodorus cordifolius), the spade-leaf sword or creeping burhead, is a species of aquatic plants in the Alismatales. It is native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America, South America (as far south as Paraguay) and the southeastern United States (Texas to Florida and as far north as Iowa).
Easily cultivated in neutral to soft water and tropical to sub-tropical temperatures. Rich substrate and good light. Common in the cultivated aquarium trade.
Emersed plants readily produce flowers and seeds but it can be grown submersed as well. Most plants sold are grown emersed on plant farms. Once submerged, leaves may die off before underwater leaves develop. In the aquarium grow in the background as a specimen plant. Will soon outgrow a smaller aquarium but removing the floating leaves will help keep it smaller and submerse. Needs a large, deep aquarium to grow properly. CO2 infusion helps stronger growth. A heavy feeder and for optimum growth a rich substrate is needed, including clay. If grown emerse it is prone to attacks by aphids. Not fussy as to water conditions, tropical aquarium temperatures. Can be grown outdoors in warmer countries, won't tolerate frost. Likes a lot of light.
Aquarius horizontalis · Aquarius palifolius · Aquarius uruguayensis · Echinodorus bracteatus · Echinodorus emersus · Echinodorus grandiflorus · Echinodorus grisebachii · Echinodorus longiscapus · Echinodorus macrophyllus · Echinodorus reptilis · Echinodorus subalatus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aquarius cordifolius by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
