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Echinodorus grandiflorus is a large aquatic and emersed plant from South America, grown in ponds and tanks with a deep rich substrate, good light and iron and CO2 supplementation. It is too big for most aquariums, and its leaves soon grow out of the water.
Echinodorus grandiflorus is a plant species in the Alismataceae. It is native to Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, Venezuela and Florida.
Needs a deep rich substrate and good light. Will withstand sub-tropical - tropical temperatures. A strong grower, too big for the average aquarium, the leaves soon growing out of the water. In the wild it grows in sticky mud along rivers. Rataj reports hybrids with E. grandiflorus and E. longiscapus which have mixed features. Supplement with iron and CO2 if possible. Seems to prefer soft to hard water.
Seems to bloom best in cooler water and in short-day conditions.
Creeping Burhead · Aquarius horizontalis · Aquarius palifolius · Aquarius uruguayensis · Echinodorus bracteatus · Echinodorus emersus · Echinodorus grisebachii · Echinodorus longiscapus · Echinodorus macrophyllus · Echinodorus reptilis · Echinodorus subalatus
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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.
