Stardust Sword Plant

🌿 Stardust Sword Plant (Echinodorus hybrid)

Common Name: Stardust Sword
Type: Rosette aquatic sword plant

🔹 Appearance

• Striking sword variety with narrow, elongated leaves.
• Leaves show a reddish-brown to bronze base color with a subtle speckled or “stardust” pattern.
• Typically grows 10–14 inches tall, making it great for midground or small backgrounds.

🔹 Care Requirements

• Light: Medium–high (better light = deeper red and more sparkle).
• Temp: 72–82 °F
• pH: 6.5–7.5
• Placement: Midground to background.
• Substrate: Nutrient-rich soil or root tabs; heavy root feeder.
• Growth Rate: Moderate.

🔹 Benefits

• Provides a splash of red/bronze accent in planted aquariums.
• Works well in aquascapes as a contrast plant.
• Hardy and beginner-friendly, but looks amazing in high-tech setups.

🔹 Propagation

• Produces runners with daughter plants.
• Replant new plantlets once roots develop.

✨ Fun fact: The Stardust Sword is a selectively bred hybrid, named for the sparkling flecks of color that appear on its reddish leaves under good lighting.