Swords and Vallisneria

A very decorative mid range plant grows in chain

Corkscrew Vallisneria is unique types of Vallisneria characterized by the twisted vertical leaves. They act as the perfect background plants, growing tall and fast to create a jungle-like appearance. Vals are grass-like plants that spread along with side shoots and can grow to the height of your aquarium. They are nutrient loving plants that anchor deep into the substrate.

Family: Hydrocharitaceae

Region: Central/South America

Height: 12-20"

pH: 6-7.5

Care: Moderate

Light: Moderate to High

Propagation: Cut lateral shoots

Growth rate: Fast

Description courtesy BUCEPLANTS.COM

All plants are grown without Co2 or fertilizers to ensure their hardiness. These hardy, easy-to-care-for plants will make a beautiful addition to any aquascape.

Benefits of Naturally Grown Aquatic Plants:

• No Co2 Required 
• No Fertilizer Required
• Hardy Aquarium Plants
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance

A short,plant.good for front of tank.

All plants are grown without Co2 or fertilizers to ensure their hardiness. These hardy, easy-to-care-for plants will make a beautiful addition to any aquascape.

Benefits of Naturally Grown Aquatic Plants:

• No Co2 Required 
• No Fertilizer Required
• Hardy Aquarium Plants
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance

Grows by chain creating a lush, thick stand of tall slender plants.

All plants are grown without Co2 or fertilizers to ensure their hardiness. These hardy, easy-to-care-for plants will make a beautiful addition to any aquascape.

Benefits of Naturally Grown Aquatic Plants:

• No Co2 Required 
• No Fertilizer Required
• Hardy Aquarium Plants
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance

Common Name: Microsword, Copragrass

Micro Sword is an excellent foreground plant for beginners trying to grow a carpeting plant for the first time. When planted densely in groups towards the front of an aquarium, it gives a wild grass-like effect which really gives a natural impression.  

This plant grows by spreading runners horizontally throughout the substrate. High light and CO2 will keep the growth short and compact, creating an underwater lawn of green.  Propagation is simple like other foreground plants. Simply cut out portions from the horizontal shoots and replant the clumps that you cut out.

Family Name: Apiaceae

Origin: South America

Height: 1-3”

pH: 6.5-7.5

Care: Easy to Moderate

Light: Medium to High

Co2: Recommended

Propagation: Cut stem and replant

Growth rate: Moderate to Fast 

descriptioon courtesy buceplants.com

All plants are grown without Co2 or fertilizers to ensure their hardiness. These hardy, easy-to-care-for plants will make a beautiful addition to any aquascape.

Benefits of Naturally Grown Aquatic Plants:

• No Co2 Required 
• No Fertilizer Required
• Hardy Aquarium Plants
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance

a carpeting plant

All plants are grown without Co2 or fertilizers to ensure their hardiness. These hardy, easy-to-care-for plants will make a beautiful addition to any aquascape.

Benefits of Naturally Grown Aquatic Plants:

• No Co2 Required 
• No Fertilizer Required
• Hardy Aquarium Plants
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance

Lighting: Moderate-High
Temperature: 68-82°F
Tank Placement: Background

All plants are grown without Co2 or fertilizers to ensure their hardiness. These hardy, easy-to-care-for plants will make a beautiful addition to any aquascape.

Benefits of Naturally Grown Aquatic Plants:

• No Co2 Required 
• No Fertilizer Required
• Hardy Aquarium Plants
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance

Red Rubin Swords are bold and colorful plants, perfect for background accents in any hobbyist’s aquarium. These plants have short stems with large ovoid leaves that display hardy yellow veins and leaves with a subtle wavy texture. Red Rubin sword plants can display a range of colors from red, purple, and gold to green or dark green. Red Rubin sword plants can easily grow emersed or submersed.

Red Rubin swords propagate through side shoots that grow off of their leaves. These can be removed and replanted if desired, or removed and discarded to control the spread of the plant.

Red Rubin sword plants are not picky when it comes to water parameters, but they do need a good, nutrient-rich soil in order to thrive. CO2 injection is not necessary for these plants. Moderate light is ideal for Red Rubin swords, but the plant will do fine under a range of lighting conditions. These plants are sensitive to copper and should not be kept in tanks treated with it. Amazon sword plants can get pretty huge, making them a great fit for a large tank. Their large leaves can easily restrict light to other plants if they are not pruned regularly

description courtesy BUCEPLANTS.COM

All plants are grown without Co2 or fertilizers to ensure their hardiness. These hardy, easy-to-care-for plants will make a beautiful addition to any aquascape.

Benefits of Naturally Grown Aquatic Plants:

• No Co2 Required 
• No Fertilizer Required
• Hardy Aquarium Plants
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance

DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Beginner
WATER TYPE: Fresh
MINIMUM LIGHT REQ: Low
GROWTH RATE: Slow
TANK POSITION: Mid-Ground/Background
WATER TEMP: Tropical

Amazon Sword (Red Melon) Echinodorus Barthii:
The Echinodorus 'Barthii' is a decorative and beautiful plant for large aquariums. It becomes 10-20 inches tall and the whole rosette 8-12 inches wide. The leaves change color from dark-red in the youngest leaves to dark-green in the oldest. The color develops well when the light intensity is high and there are sufficient micro-nutrients in the aquarium. 

Photo & description courtesy CantonAquatics

All plants are grown without Co2 or fertilizers to ensure their hardiness. These hardy, easy-to-care-for plants will make a beautiful addition to any aquascape.

Benefits of Naturally Grown Aquatic Plants:

• No Co2 Required 
• No Fertilizer Required
• Hardy Aquarium Plants
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance

Lighting: Moderate-High
Temperature: 68-82°F
Tank Placement: Background

All plants are grown without Co2 or fertilizers to ensure their hardiness. These hardy, easy-to-care-for plants will make a beautiful addition to any aquascape.

Benefits of Naturally Grown Aquatic Plants:

• No Co2 Required 
• No Fertilizer Required
• Hardy Aquarium Plants
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance

Echinodorus Osiris is a popular choice among the sword family. The plant has a rosette growth pattern and has large round leaves. When grown under ideal conditions, such as high light and with CO2 injection, the leaves will develop a beautiful red tint. Due to its size, Echinodorus Osiris is typically grown in the background and will nicely fill any area of the tank. 

Melon Swords are heavy root feeders and should be planted in a rich aquarium substrate, such as UNS ControSoil. Additional root tabs may be added if the plant becomes very larger. Sword plants are hardy and if given time, can adapt to a wide range of growing conditions. It is recommended to trip any damaged or imperfect leaves, as this will promote new leaf growth. Melon Swords will naturally propagate themselves by either dividing at the base or sending out a flower stalk with runners. These divisions and runners can be split and planted separately once mature. 

description and pic courtesy BUCEPLANTS.COM

All plants are grown without Co2 or fertilizers to ensure their hardiness. These hardy, easy-to-care-for plants will make a beautiful addition to any aquascape.

Benefits of Naturally Grown Aquatic Plants:

• No Co2 Required 
• No Fertilizer Required
• Hardy Aquarium Plants
• Easy to grow
• Low maintenance