Scientific Name: Echinodorus amazonicus Common Name: Amazon Sword Family: Alismataceae. Geographical Distribution: South America, Amazon River Basin Size: Up to 50 cm high and 30 to 40 mm wide Form: elongated sheet 3 to 5cm. wide and dark green depending on the lighting that brings. When the substrate is rich in iron and has a good light, it forms lanceolate leaves (like a sword, hence the name) of brighter green. With inadequate lighting are more elongated leaves with stems barely visible. We recommend removing the leaves go ugly to keep in good condition its beautiful appearance and enable more effective development of new leaves. Breeding: through adventitious shoots should be directed manually towards the substrate and eventually separated from the mother plant. Water parameters: pH: 5.5 to 8.5 Hardness: prefer soft acid water, but it supports moderate hardness water. Lighting: Moderate to high, when you need lighting tends to lengthen the leaves lose their splendor Type of soil: clay with good supply of iron since it is sensitive to the lack of this mineral, easily evidential to show their yellow leaves Intermediate gravel and roots must be buried too. Difficulty: Easy.