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Echinodorus 'Dschungelstar' Nr. 16

Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Echinodorus

Difficulty

Easy

Light

Medium to High

Growth Rate

Fast

Usage

Background
Midground
Specimen Plant

Ideal Conditions

Temperature

15-30°C(opt: 24°C)

CO2

10-40mg/L

pH

5-7

Nutrients

Description

Echinodorus 'Dschungelstar' No. 16, also known as Echinodorus 'Deep Purple', is a hybrid bred by Julius Hoechstetter in the early 1990s. It grows up to 50-60 cm tall and has a striking dark red to black submersed form with dense leaf rosettes. Submerged leaves are narrow elliptical, leathery, measuring 25-35 cm long and 6-7 cm wide, with a stalk length of 10-25 cm. This variety resembles Echinodorus 'Rubin', 'Red Mamba', and dark-coloured wild forms of Echinodorus uruguayensis, differing in its more intense dark red color and pronounced longitudinal nerves.

Nitrate (NO3): 10-50mg/L
Phosphate (PO4): 0.1-3mg/L
Potassium (K): 5-30mg/L
Iron (Fe): 0.01-0.5mg/L

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