Dark Green Sword Plant

🌿 Dark Green Sword Plant (Echinodorus bleheri variant)

Common Name: Dark Green Sword, DK Green Amazon Sword
Type: Rosette sword plant

🔹 Appearance

• Large, deep green broad leaves with a rich, solid color.
• Dense, bushy rosette growth.
• Can grow 16–20 inches tall, making it a striking background centerpiece.

🔹 Care Requirements

• Light: Low–medium (tolerates low light better than most swords).
• Temp: 72–82 °F
• pH: 6.5–7.5
• Placement: Background (ideal for larger aquariums).
• Substrate: Nutrient-rich substrate or root tabs (heavy root feeder).
• Growth Rate: Moderate.

🔹 Benefits

• Hardy and beginner-friendly.
• Provides excellent cover and shade for fish.
• Great for aquascapes where a bold, solid green centerpiece is desired.

🔹 Propagation

• Spreads by runners producing baby plants.
• Replant new plantlets once roots are visible.

✨ Fun fact: The Dark Green Sword is one of the most forgiving sword plants, thriving in both low-tech beginner tanks and high-tech planted aquascapes.