Description
Also known as Echinodorus latifolius. Medium-sized chain sword, not demanding. It develops runners with many plantlets and is suitable as a lawn in the foreground of larger tanks or as group in the midground of smaller tanks. The submerged leaves are linear, light green, about 1 cm wide and ca. 10-30 cm long.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Light to medium green, grass-like leaves
Suitable as group or lawn
Not demanding
Medium-sized chain sword
Synonyms
Echinodorus latifolius (Seub.) Rataj
Complete Botanical Name
Helánthium boliviánum (Rusby) Lehtonen & Myllys
Family
Alismataceae
Genus
Helanthium
Category
Foreground
Difficulty
easy
Growth
fast
pH Value
5-7
Temperature Tolerance
10-30℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-14 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Runners
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
Aquascaping
forms a grass-like lawn
