Ecoscape Helanthium Tenellum - In Vitro

Ecoscape Helanthium Tenellum - In Vitro (photo of p5 pot)

In a suitable environment this small Echinodorus species will form sods in the foreground.
Provide average to high light, a fine nutrient medium and medium-hard water.
If you purchase this species, many will still have their terrestrial leaves.
This leaf shape is more oval and shorter stalked. But if the plant is submerged for some time, it loses these leaves and forms new water leaves.

Place in the aquarium: front & middle zone
Max height of the plant: 20 cm
Temperature: 15-30ºC
pH: 5.0-7.5
KH: 0-14
Co2: 20-40mg/l
Light: very much
Origin: North & South America
Family: Alismataceae
Type: Rosette plant
Dutch name: Dwarf sword plant