| Quick Facts :: Kleiner Bar Sword (Echinodorus Kleiner Bar) | |
| Care Level: | Easy |
| Lighting: | Medium to High |
| Placement: | Midground |
| Maximum Length: | 20″ |
| Water Conditions: | 22-29C, pH 5.0-7.5, KH 8-12 |
| Propagation: | Adventitious Shoots, Rhizome |
| Coloration: | Green, Rust, Red |
| Supplements: | High Quality Substrate Fertilizer |
| Origin: | South America |
Characteristics
Echinodorus 'Kleiner Bar', also known as the Kleiner Bar Sword, originates in South America. This Sword is a hybrid between Echinodorus barthii and Echinodorus uruguayensis, which gives the adult leaves their red coloration. Kleiner Bar Sword plants form compact, average-sized rosette of rusty red to deep dark red round leaves.This species is amphibious and will grow either submersed or partially submersed.
Water Conditions
72-82° F
KH 3-8
pH 6.5-7.5
pH 6.5-7.5
Care
Provide a moderate to high amount of light in the range of 2 to 3 watts per gallon, using full spectrum bulbs. It prefers a nutrient rich substrate and a substrate fertilizer.
Propagation
Propagation of the Kleiner Bar Sword - Echinodorus 'Kleiner is relative easy. It can be propagated by dividing the rhizome or by separating side shoots that grow off of leaves. Allow the new plant to develop a root system prior to separating it from the mother plant. Once the new plant establishes a root system, cut it at the root with very sharp, sterilized scissors and replant the "baby". A prolific plant under most circumstances, the development of a new leaf once a week is not uncommon.
Propagation of the Kleiner Bar Sword - Echinodorus 'Kleiner is relative easy. It can be propagated by dividing the rhizome or by separating side shoots that grow off of leaves. Allow the new plant to develop a root system prior to separating it from the mother plant. Once the new plant establishes a root system, cut it at the root with very sharp, sterilized scissors and replant the "baby". A prolific plant under most circumstances, the development of a new leaf once a week is not uncommon.
