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Echinodorus 'Red Flame'

Family: Alismataceae
Genus: Echinodorus

Difficulty

Easy

Light

Medium to High

Usage

Background
Midground

Ideal Conditions

Temperature

15-30°C(opt: 24°C)

CO2

10-40mg/L

pH

5-7

Nutrients

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.

Echinodorus 'Red Flame'

Growth Rate

Fast

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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