Echinodorus floribundus
Echinodorus floribundus (Seub.) Seub.
Echinodorus floribundus is a rosette plant suited to background planting.
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Suitable with restrictions. Suitable only under specific aquarium conditions.
Planting & care
- PlacementBackground
- Growth typeRosette plant
- LightMedium
- CO2Recommended
- Height11.8–39.4" (30–100 cm)
About this plant
Care level: Advanced. Light requirement: medium. Injected CO₂: recommended.
Quick specs
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Light
- Medium
- CO₂
- Recommended
- Temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)
- Placement
- Background
- Growth type
- Rosette plant
- Aquarium suitability
- Suitable with restrictions Suitable only under specific aquarium conditions.
- Approx. height
- 11.8–39.4" (30–100 cm)
Water conditions
Plant reference ranges, not dosing instructions or measurements from your aquarium. Consider livestock needs and measured conditions.
- Temperature
- 68–82°F (20–28°C)
- pH
- 5–7
- Carbonate hardness
- 0–21 °dKH
- CO₂ (mg/L)
- 10–40 mg/L
Growth & placement
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Width
- 11.8–39.4" (30–100 cm)
Grow it successfully
What you’ll need to grow Echinodorus floribundus
Start with this plant’s documented care needs, then use an AquariumLesson calculator to size the setup for your aquarium.
For best results, keep the plant's documented lighting, CO₂ and nutrient needs in balance.
CO₂
This plant’s care profile lists CO₂ injection as recommended, not required.
Estimate dissolved CO₂Substrate
A suitable substrate or targeted root nutrition can support this plant's growth habit.
Calculate how much substrate you needTaxonomy
- Major group
- Angiosperms
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Echinodorus
- Botanical name
- Echinodorus floribundus (Seub.) Seub.
