Echinodorus Ozelot Green

🌿 Echinodorus Ozelot Green – Classic Amazon Sword with Patterned Foliage

Echinodorus Ozelot Green is a hardy and visually striking Amazon Sword variety prized for its broad green leaves accented with subtle dark spotting. This plant delivers the bold presence of a traditional sword plant while adding extra visual texture, making it an excellent choice for midground to background placement in freshwater aquariums. Adaptable and beginner-friendly, it thrives in a wide range of setups and grows into a strong focal plant over time.

🌟 Key Features

• Scientific Name: Echinodorus sp. ‘Ozelot Green’

• Plant Type: Rosette / Amazon Sword

• Coloration: Bright to deep green leaves with darker mottled patterns

• Growth Rate: Medium

• Difficulty: Easy (Beginner friendly)

• Placement: Midground to Background

🌱 Growth & Propagation

• Lighting: Medium to High

• CO₂: Not required (benefits from CO₂ if available)

• Nutrient Substrate: Required – root feeder; thrives in enriched substrates

• Growth Method: Rosette growth from a central crown

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes

With adequate root nutrition, Echinodorus Ozelot Green produces large, healthy leaves and may send out runners with baby plants that can be separated once established.

🖼️ Aquascaping Benefits

• Creates a strong natural focal point in larger aquariums

• Adds bold leaf shape contrast against fine-leaf stem plants

• Ideal for nature, community, and South American biotope tanks

📦 What You’ll Receive

Fresh, healthy Echinodorus Ozelot Green cultivated and prepared by Aquarium Plants Factory®, available in convenient planting formats:

Bare-Root Plants:
1–2 individual plants, freshly cleaned with exposed roots, ready for planting

Rooted Bunched Plants:
1–2 rooted plants bundled together with a plant weight for easy placement

Rooted Potted Plants:
1–2 rooted plants established in a net pot with rockwool for stability

⚠️ Disclaimer

As with many sword plants, older emersed leaves may naturally melt back during the transition to submerged growth. New submerged leaves will emerge as the plant acclimates to your aquarium conditions.

🚫 State Restrictions Notice ♻️ Be a Responsible Aquatic Plants Owner

Certain aquatic plants may be restricted or regulated in some U.S. states. Always check your local and state regulations before purchasing or introducing plants into natural waterways. Never release aquarium plants into the wild.