🌿 Echinodorus Red Diamond (Echinodorus 'Red Diamond')
🌿 Echinodorus Red Diamond (Echinodorus 'Red Diamond')
Deep Ruby-Red Leaves • Elegant Rosette Sword Plant • A Rich Red Centrepiece
📋 Echinodorus Red Diamond is a sword plant that lives up to its name. Its broad, oval leaves glow in deep ruby-red tones, and it grows as a full, elegant rosette from a central crown, so a single plant makes a striking red centrepiece. Set against green stem plants and carpets, its colour really shines, making it a standout in the midground or background of nature layouts, Dutch-style aquascapes and planted community tanks.
It's a hardy, easy-going sword. Plant it in a nutrient-rich substrate, add root tabs, and it grows steadily into a full, bushy specimen with only the odd old leaf to trim away. Good lighting brings out its richest ruby-red, especially on the fresh new leaves.
It's a freshwater plant, suited to freshwater aquariums.
💡 Highlights
🔴 Deep Ruby-Red Leaves: Rich, vibrant colour
🌿 Elegant Rosette Form: Full, structured growth
✨ Centrepiece Plant: One plant makes a focal point
💚 Hardy and Easy-Going: Beginner friendly with root tabs
🍽️ Root Feeder: Thrives in nutrient-rich substrate
🧾 A Quick Look at Echinodorus Red Diamond
📛 Common Name: Echinodorus Red Diamond (Red Diamond Sword)
🔬 Scientific Name: Echinodorus 'Red Diamond'
👨👩👧 Family: Alismataceae
🌍 Origin: Cultivated hybrid
📏 Max Size: Typically 20-40cm; up to 50cm in large tanks
🧂 Water Type: Freshwater
💧 pH Range: 6.0-7.5
🌡️ Temperature Range: 22-28°C (72-82°F)
🧠 Care Level: Beginner to intermediate
💖 Growth Rate: Moderate
💡 Lighting Needs: Moderate to high; stronger light gives deeper red colour
🌱 CO2 Required: ❌ No, though beneficial for colour and growth
🏠 Placement: Midground • Background • Centrepiece
🧬 Tissue Culture: ✅ Yes
🌿 Grown Form: Potted and tissue-culture cups
⏳ Lifespan: Long-lived perennial
🍽️ Nutrient Needs: High; root feeder, root tabs recommended
🐣 Propagation: Runners and plantlets

















