Echinodorus Pink Princess Vitro Culture

A sword plant in pastel. Echinodorus 'Pink Princess' — also sold as Pink Amazon Sword — grows smooth lanceolate leaves in blush pink to soft rose rather than the usual green or burgundy, on a tidy upright rosette. This is the sterile tissue culture version.

What You'll Receive

• Vitro Culture® Bag (4-inch): You will receive one sealed 4-inch Vitro Culture® bag containing approximately 4 small Pink Princess Sword plantlets, cultivated in a sterile lab environment. Simply rinse the nutrient gel under clean water, gently separate the plantlets, and plant them in your substrate.

Plant Profile

• Common name — Pink Princess Sword
• Scientific name — Echinodorus 'Pink Princess'
• Also known as — Pink Amazon Sword
• Origin — Cultivated form; the genus is native to the Americas
• Placement — Midground to background
• Mature height — 10-16 inches
• Suits — 20 gallons and up
• Growth rate — Medium

Care

• Difficulty — Intermediate
• Light — Medium to high
• CO₂ — Recommended
• Water — 68-82°F, pH 6.5-7.5
• Substrate — Required. Heavy root feeder — aquasoil or root tabs under the crown.
• Growth habit — Amphibious rosette; also grows emersed
• Propagation — Adventitious plantlets on aerial floral stalks

Grower's Notes

• Plantlets arrive light green. Pink develops as the leaves mature under your own lighting, usually over the first month or two. A bag that looks plain green on day one is normal, not mislabeled.
• Root tabs are what hold the pink. Swords feed almost entirely through their roots. Without a fertilized root zone the color washes out and growth slows, no matter how bright the light is.
• Never bury the crown. Cover the roots and leave the growing point at substrate level. A buried crown rots from the center and does not recover.
• Separate the plantlets before planting. Rinse the gel off and plant the four individually with space between them. Planted as a clump they shade each other and the inner ones fail.
• Light intensity decides the shade of pink. Medium light gives a pale blush; stronger light deepens it toward rose. It is the one variable worth adjusting if the color disappoints.

Two ways to buy this plant. This listing is the 4-inch Vitro Culture® bag — about four sterile plantlets, the cheapest way in and roughly a year of growing on. There is also an established plant, bare-root, bunched or potted, if you want color this season.

Want to go deeper? Read our complete Amazon Sword & Echinodorus Care Guide.

Notes

• Coloration may vary based on lighting intensity, nutrients, and tank conditions. Younger plantlets may appear light green and gradually develop pink tones as they mature. Avoid burying the crown during planting.
• Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.

At a glance

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Good to know

• Some melting or yellowing as plants adjust from greenhouse to aquarium life is normal. They regrow from healthy roots and rhizomes.
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