🌿 Echinodorus Small Bear (Echinodorus 'Small Bear')
🌿 Echinodorus Small Bear (Echinodorus 'Small Bear')
Compact Sword Plant • Red-Brown New Leaves Maturing to Green • A Centrepiece for Mid-Sized Tanks
📋 Echinodorus Small Bear gives you the classic sword-plant look in a smaller, neater package. Its new leaves unfurl in warm red-brown tones and mature to a rich green, so the plant always shows a natural two-tone effect. It stays more compact than most sword plants, making it the perfect centrepiece for mid-sized tanks and detailed aquascapes where a full-sized sword would take over.
It's a hardy, easy-going plant. Set it in a nutrient-rich substrate, add root tabs, and it grows steadily into a dense, full rosette with only the odd old leaf to trim away. Good lighting brings out the warm colour of its new growth.
It's a freshwater plant, suited to freshwater aquariums.
💡 Highlights
🍂 Warm Red-Brown New Leaves: A natural two-tone look as they mature to green
🌿 Compact Size: Smaller than most sword plants
✨ Centrepiece for Mid-Sized Tanks: Full impact without taking over
💚 Hardy and Easy-Going: Beginner friendly with root tabs
🍽️ Root Feeder: Thrives in nutrient-rich substrate
🧾 A Quick Look at Echinodorus Small Bear
📛 Common Name: Echinodorus Small Bear (Small Bear Sword)
🔬 Scientific Name: Echinodorus 'Small Bear'
👨👩👧 Family: Alismataceae
🌍 Origin: Cultivated hybrid
📏 Max Size: Typically 20-30cm
🧂 Water Type: Freshwater
💧 pH Range: 6.0-7.5
🌡️ Temperature Range: 22-28°C (72-82°F)
🧠 Care Level: Beginner to intermediate
💖 Growth Rate: Moderate
💡 Lighting Needs: Moderate; stronger light gives warmer new-leaf colour
🌱 CO2 Required: ❌ No, though beneficial for growth and colour
🏠 Placement: Midground • Background • Centrepiece
🧬 Tissue Culture: ✅ Yes
🌿 Grown Form: Potted and tissue-culture cups
⏳ Lifespan: Long-lived perennial
🍽️ Nutrient Needs: High; root feeder, root tabs recommended
🐣 Propagation: Runners and plantlets

















