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Echinodorus 'Apart'

Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Echinodorus

Difficulty

Easy

Light

Medium to High

Usage

Midground
Specimen Plant
Foreground
GROUP

Ideal Conditions

Temperature

15-30°C(opt: 24.5°C)

CO2

10-40mg/L

pH

5-7

Nutrients

Description

Echinodorus 'Apart' is a low-growing, dark green sword plant variety that resembles Echinodorus opacus and E. portoalegrensis. It has lower demands than these wild forms and grows faster, although it is still a relatively slow grower. This variety was bred by Hans Barth in 1994 and is a hybrid of E. uruguayensis "horemanii rot" and E. portoalegrensis. Its leaves are ovate to lanceolate, firm, and dark green with lighter-colored veins.

Echinodorus 'Apart'

Growth Rate

Slow

Nitrate (NO3): 10-50mg/L
Phosphate (PO4): 0.1-3mg/L
Potassium (K): 5-30mg/L
Iron (Fe): 0.01-0.5mg/L

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