help: Identify sword plant

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Here are pictures of my sword plant bought at petsmart,

http://www.sfu.ca/~rhui/swordplant/

I wanted to know if it's an true aquatic or not?

Today I need to repot the plant as it had lifted from the pot, I took a
bit long and the leaves started to wilt quickly. So it's possible it
was meant to be submerged permanantly?

Thanks

[Elaine T]

wrote:
> Here are pictures of my sword plant bought at petsmart,
>
> http://www.sfu.ca/~rhui/swordplant/
>
> I wanted to know if it's an true aquatic or not?
>
> Today I need to repot the plant as it had lifted from the pot, I took a
> bit long and the leaves started to wilt quickly. So it's possible it
> was meant to be submerged permanantly?
>
> Thanks
>
Yes, it's a real swordplant and can be submerged permanantly. It looks
like the very common Echinodorus bleheri, but I'm not great at telling
the various swordplants apart. It looks a bit chlorotic - be sure you
put an iron-containing tablet or some laterite at its roots and use an
iron fertilizer in the water.

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Thanks, is there really any reason to plant it in gravel / aquatic
soil? Would the plants continue to grow roots if I use a ring to sink
it down barerooted? or would the real problem is the fish eating the
roots?

[Elaine T]

wrote:
> Thanks, is there really any reason to plant it in gravel / aquatic
> soil? Would the plants continue to grow roots if I use a ring to sink
> it down barerooted? or would the real problem is the fish eating the
> roots?
>
Swordplants are heavy root feeders. They do not grow nearly as well
barerooted as they do planted in aquatic soil or gravel. Planting
medium with iron is best - something like Flourite or Eco Complete. You
can also find laterite tablets or powdered laterite to add to gravel.

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