Echinodorus 'Red Flame'

Family: Alismataceae

Genus: Echinodorus

Difficulty

Easy

Light

Medium to High

Growth Rate

Fast

Usage

Background

Midground

Ideal Conditions

Temperature

15-30°C(opt: 24°C)

CO2

10-40mg/L

pH

5-7

Nutrients

Nitrate (NO3): 10-50mg/L

Phosphate (PO4): 0.1-3mg/L

Potassium (K): 5-30mg/L

Iron (Fe): 0.01-0.5mg/L

Description

Echinodorus 'Red Flame' was bred by Hans Barth in the late 1990s from a group of E. 'Ozelot'. It has a dense rosette that grows up to 30 cm tall, featuring leaves with a reddish-brown and light-green spotted pattern. The leaf blades are narrowly ovate, measuring 20 cm long and 10 cm wide, while the leaf stalks reach up to 10 cm in length.