Echinodorus ‘Red Diamond’

Echinodorus ‘Red Diamond’ comes from Ukraine and likely originates from a cross breed between Echinodorus horemanni ‘Red’ and Echinodorus x barthii. The result is an attractive sword plant suitable for foreground or middleground plant and with red colors ranging from weakly pint to dark ruby. In particular, the play of colors makes this variety very attractive and often many different colors may be observed on the same specimen. In contrast to many other Echinodorus plants, Echinodorus ‘Red Diamond’ maintains its small stature making it very suitable as solitary plant even in a small aquarium. In larger aquaria, we recommend planting Echinodorus ‘Red Diamond’ in a small group of 5-6 specimens. The growth of Echinodorus ‘Red Diamond’ is stimulated by a nutritious substrate and under optimum growth conditions it may produce 1-2 new leaves every week. Good light conditions promote the development of ruby leaves. Echinodorus ‘Red Diamond’ is easy to keep and with its many colors of green and red it provides a beautiful and conspicuous contrast to the green wall of background plants.

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