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Echinodorus tenellus

 
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Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Echinodorus (ek-in-OH-dor-us) (Info)
Species: tenellus (ten-ELL-us) (Info)

Category:
Ponds and Aquatics

Height:
under 6 in. (15 cm)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Veined

Other details:
Very high moisture needs; suitable for bogs and water gardens

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
By simple layering

Seed Collecting:
Unknown - Tell us

Profile:

No positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral tashmoore On Nov 3, 2008, tashmoore from Fort George G Meade, MD wrote:

This is also commonly reffered to as the narrow leaf chain sword by aquarists.

other scientific names that sometimes come up: Alisma tenellum, Echinodorus tenellus var. ecostatus, Echinodorus parvulus,

native to the Americas.



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