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Plant fact file: Pygmy Chain Swordplant - Echinodorus tenellus

Origin: Northern & Southern America
Max Height: 5-10cm
Growth Rate: Moderate to fast
Area: Foreground
Light: Bright to very bright
Temp: 20-28C (68-82F)
Propagation: Runners
Difficulty: 2,3

code No.5007

This tiny Echinodorus sp. will spread and create a lawn-like appearance across the foreground if given good conditions. Provide bright lighting and a fine and/or nutrient rich substrate. Many specimens sold exhibit the terrestrial leaf form (pictured) which are oval-shaped and on short stems. The terrestrial form may lose all its leaves whilst growing new aquatic leaves when placed underwater. The aquatic leaf form is more elongated and needle-like without the distinctive oval shape.

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