{"product_id":"amazon-sword-mother-plant-echinodorus-grisebachii-potted","title":"Amazon Sword Mother Plant (Echinodorus grisebachii) - Potted","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#E8F5E9;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding:10px 14px;margin:0 0 14px;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn-store pickup only.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your order is reserved, we hold off on bagging until you arrive so it stays healthy in its display tank.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong\u003emother plant\u003c\/strong\u003e Amazon Sword (\u003cem\u003eEchinodorus grisebachii\u003c\/em\u003e 'Bleherae'), not a young potted start. A mother is a mature specimen already throwing runners, which means you get a finished centrepiece on day one instead of waiting a year for one to grow, and you get daughter plants off it for free. Care level is beginner. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/freshwater-aquarium-plants\"\u003elive freshwater plants\u003c\/a\u003e to build the scape around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#E8F5E9;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding:10px 14px;margin:14px 0;font-size:0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRead this before you panic in week two.\u003c\/strong\u003e Potted swords are grown emersed, out of water, at the farm. When they go under, most of those emersed leaves melt away and the plant regrows submersed leaves from the crown. That melt is normal and expected. Do not throw the plant out, and do not pull it up. Trim the dying leaves off at the base and leave the roots alone.\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCare Guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement:\u003c\/strong\u003e background or as a single midground centrepiece. A mother plant gets big, so give it its own footprint rather than crowding it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTank size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 gallons is a realistic minimum, 29 gallons or more is better. This plant will fill a corner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoot feeder, heavily.\u003c\/strong\u003e Most of its uptake is through the roots, so \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/seachem-flourish-tabs\"\u003eroot tabs\u003c\/a\u003e pushed in near the base every few months matter far more than liquid dosing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e moderate. It tolerates low light but grows slowly and stays smaller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCO2:\u003c\/strong\u003e not required. It grows fine without.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72 to 82°F.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003epH:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 to 7.5.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting:\u003c\/strong\u003e remove the pot and peel the rock wool off the roots. Bury the roots only, and leave the crown, where the leaves meet the roots, sitting above the substrate. A buried crown rots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRunners:\u003c\/strong\u003e a mother plant throws runners with daughter plants along them. Leave them attached until each daughter has four or five leaves and its own roots, then cut and replant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:640px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eEchinodorus grisebachii\u003c\/em\u003e 'Bleherae'\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlder names\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eSold for years as \u003cem\u003eE. bleheri\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eE. bleherae\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eE. amazonicus\u003c\/em\u003e, all now folded into \u003cem\u003eE. grisebachii\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eMother plant, mature, potted\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eSouth America\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e12 to 20 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlacement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eBackground or centrepiece\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare level\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eBeginner\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eLow to moderate\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCO2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eNot required\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeeding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eRoot tabs, heavy root feeder\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePropagation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eRunners with daughter plants\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePickup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border:1px solid #C8E6C9;padding:6px 10px;\"\u003eIn-store only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTough enough for most community tanks, and the broad leaves are a favourite spawning surface for angelfish and a shade canopy for anything shy. It sits naturally behind a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/amazon-sword-echinodorus-grisebachii-potted-freshwater-plant\"\u003estandard potted Amazon Sword\u003c\/a\u003e or a foreground carpet, since all of them want the same substrate feeding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for goldfish, and watch large cichlids.\u003c\/strong\u003e Goldfish eat swords. Big digging cichlids will uproot one before it anchors, though an established mother plant with a full root mass usually holds its ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eRecommended Supplies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/seachem-flourish-tabs\"\u003eSeachem Flourish Tabs\u003c\/a\u003e, the single most useful thing you can add for this plant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/additives-supplements\"\u003eLiquid plant fertilisers\u003c\/a\u003e as a supplement, not a substitute for root feeding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/collections\/freshwater-aquarium-plants\"\u003eMore live plants\u003c\/a\u003e to fill in around it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:14px 0 4px;font-size:1.05em;font-weight:600;line-height:1.25;border-left:4px solid #2E7D32;padding-left:8px;\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a mother plant, exactly?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mature specimen that is already big enough to send out runners. It is the same species as our standard potted sword, just years further along. You are paying for size and for the daughter plants it will produce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll the leaves are melting. Did I kill it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlmost certainly not. Potted swords are grown out of water and the emersed leaves are not built to work submersed, so they die back while the plant grows new ones from the crown. Trim the dead leaves at the base, leave the roots undisturbed, and give it three to four weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is the name different from what I have seen elsewhere?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe plant the hobby called \u003cem\u003eEchinodorus bleheri\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ebleherae\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eamazonicus\u003c\/em\u003e turned out to be one species. They were all folded into \u003cem\u003eEchinodorus grisebachii\u003c\/em\u003e in 2008. Same plant, corrected name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many daughter plants will I get?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA healthy mother in a fed substrate typically throws several runners a year, each carrying multiple plantlets. Leave each daughter attached until it has its own roots and four or five leaves before separating it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Squeaky's Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49162061709531,"sku":null,"price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/5209\/3403\/files\/7c49e52d-7779-4a4d-8abc-055ea5340121.png?v=1787562225","url":"https:\/\/squeakysaquatics.com\/products\/amazon-sword-mother-plant-echinodorus-grisebachii-potted","provider":"Squeaky's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}