- Are there different ways of propagation?
- Propagation by daughter plants
- The care of the young plants
The Amazon sword plant belongs to the frog spoon family and originally comes from South America. It is considered to be very easy to care for and due to its size and willingness to grow, it is particularly suitable for larger aquariums. Their propagation is quite easy.
The Amazon sword plant can be easily propagated by division
Are there different ways of propagation?
The different types of sword plants can be propagated in different ways. With the Amazon sword plant (bot. Echinodorus bleheri), also commercially available as broad-leaved sword plant, you don't have to do much at all. It reproduces independently through the formation of daughter plants.
Different types of propagation:
- division of the rhizomes
- Young plants on the inflorescences
Propagation by daughter plants
A prerequisite for the formation of daughter plants are ideal growth conditions. Since the Amazon sword plant is very easy to care for, this should not be difficult for you. The plant, which is up to 50 or 60 centimeters high, likes to grow out of the water and then forms inflorescences. For this, however, your sword plant needs sufficient light and nutrients.
Over time, small mini plants grow on the inflorescences, but they can only form roots if there is sufficient moisture. In dry conditions, on the other hand, they take root poorly. Therefore, you should regularly submerge the plants or fix them with your "feet" in the water. This is how you stimulate root formation.
The care of the young plants
If your young plants have formed numerous and not too dainty roots, then you can separate them from the mother plant and plant them on the aquarium floor. As a rule, the seedlings grow quite quickly. Keep in mind that these little sword plants grow quickly and will soon grow to the size of the mother plant.
A water temperature of around 20 °C to 30 °C is ideal for growing Amazon sword plants. The water can be medium-hard to hard (dGH between 2° and 15°). The pH value should be somewhere between 5.5 and 9.0. For fertilizing, it is best to use special fertilizers for aquarium plants.
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Under optimal conditions, you do not have to worry about propagating your Amazon sword plant, just remove the daughter plants and take good care of them.