Rose Sword (Echinodorus sp. Rose) 

Rose Sword is a popuplar variant of the Amazon Sword plant species originating from South America. This popular plant takes its name after the shape of its leaves which resamble the shape of rose pettles. Rose Sword will also develop a deeper reddish color if provided with bright light and plenty of nutrients (either in liquid fertilizer or root tabs form)

Rose Sword will produce dense and large green to reddish leaves, providing a beautiful background for your aquascape. This aquarium plant is pefect as a focal point in your aquarium and can also be used to "hide" aquarium equipment such as heaters, filter intakes, and more.

Care & Maintenance for Rose Sword

Sword plants in aquariums are not demanding, and they do not require high lighting. They can be kept in a wide range of aquarium conditions to accommodate most of your tank inhabitants needs.

• Minimum Lighting Required: Moderate
• Temperature Range: 68-82°F
• Tank Placement: Background

You can plant Rose Sword in gravel. No specialized substrate is required but the plant will do much better in a loosely packed nutrient rich substrate. Sword plants will propagate readily in aquariums by spreading runners.

We offer many other variety of Sword plants, and they can be found here.

Plants at Modern Aquarium

At Modern Aquarium, we strive to bring you healthy, beautiful specimens in every order. While the photos on our website are just examples of what you will receive, we do examine each plant in person before shipping it to you. If you have any questions about what to expect from your order, how to plant your new specimen, or the best starter plants for your tank, reach out to us any time!