Echinodorus parviflorus is a sword plant which is native to South America. The ‘Tropica’ cultivar of this species closely resembles the wild form of E. parviflorus, except for its tendency to produce hammered leaves and to remain more compact. E. parviflorus ‘Tropica’ was named after the well-known aquatic nursery that developed it in 1985 by the Danish botanists Niels Jacobsen and Lauritz Holm-Nielsen. The ‘Tropica’ cultivar is a fairly common sword and is usually available through the major nurseries.

Notes:

• If received in a pot, please remove all rock wool from the roots. Where possible we try and ship without pots or rockwool. Due to them being non-biodegradable we prefer to propagate in an environmentally conscious way.
• CO2 will generally yield better growth rates.
• Stable water conditions are a must, changes should occur over a period of time in order to reduce chances of melting etc.