Aquarium plants are usually not selected based on the abundance of their flowers. The flowers cannot be described as insignificant, after all they are used for reproduction in many species. However, they are usually inconspicuous and small.
How does the Echinodorus flower support reproduction?
Echinodorus flowers are used for propagation mainly through the formation of daughter plants on the inflorescences. Rarely, propagation occurs via seed formation. For successful flowering, sword plants need sufficient light and nutrients.
How do Echinodorus flowers help propagate?
The propagation of sword plants (bot. Echinodorus) only rarely occurs through seed formation and sowing. However, this is the only form in which heredity plays a role. Offshoots and daughter plants are genetically identical to the respective mother plant.
Many species of Echinodorus produce daughter plants on the inflorescences, but not all of them. The narrow-leaved sword plant (bot. Echinodorus angustifolius) reproduces through runners. These long rhizomes cause the plant to spread quickly throughout the aquarium.
The most important things in brief:
- Flowers mostly small and inconspicuous
- often forming daughter plants on the inflorescences
Tip
For successful flowering, sword plants need sufficient light and nutrients.
