{"product_id":"echinodorus-grisebachii-tropica","title":"Dwarf Amazon Sword","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Plant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEchinodorus grisebachii\u003c\/em\u003e 'Tropica' (also sold as \u003cem\u003eEchinodorus parviflorus\u003c\/em\u003e 'Tropica'), a small sword plant that first turned up at the Tropica nursery in Denmark in the 1980s. It forms a low, spreading rosette of narrow, slightly puckered leaves in medium to dark green. It stays compact enough for the foreground or midground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComes as a \u003cstrong\u003eTropica tissue culture cup\u003c\/strong\u003e: grown in lab gel, so it arrives free of snails, algae, pests and pesticides. Rinse off the gel and split it into small portions to plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Care\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosette\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Cultivar\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 5 to 10+ cm (after about two months)\u003cbr\u003eLight: 0.5 W\/L\u003cbr\u003eCO2: 6 to 14 mg\/L\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting Tips\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant it in the foreground or midground. Swords feed mostly through their roots, so a root tab near the base helps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Shrimp Keepers Like It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIts leaves collect biofilm for shrimp to pick at, and shrimp shelter around its base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003ePhotos from AquascapeGuide's Etsy shop, used with permission.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eInformation sourced from AquascapeGuide\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AquascapeGuide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68242604425437,"sku":"ASG-MM-echinodorus-grisebachii-tropica-tropica-tissue-culture-cup","price":11.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0856\/5302\/9085\/files\/mm-tc-dwarf-amazon-sword.jpg?v=1792941420","url":"https:\/\/www.mossandmolt.com\/products\/echinodorus-grisebachii-tropica","provider":"Moss\u0026Molt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}