🌿 Red Flame Sword (Echinodorus ‘Red Flame’)
🌿 Red Flame Sword (Echinodorus ‘Red Flame’)
Freshwater Aquarium Plant • Rosette Plant • Midground Plant • Feature Plant
📋 The Red Flame Sword (Echinodorus ‘Red Flame’) is a striking ornamental sword plant prized for its Broad Green Leaves Marked with Distinct Red Speckled Flame Patterning.
Its dramatic marbled coloration creates an immediate focal point in planted aquariums, making it one of the most eye-catching sword cultivars available.
This hardy hybrid adapts well to aquarium conditions and develops increasingly impressive foliage as it matures.
It functions as a bold Statement Feature Rosette Plant, ideal for adding structure, color, and visual impact to freshwater aquascapes.
💡 Highlights
🔥 Red Flame Patterning: Distinct marbled red leaf markings
🌿 Broad Sword Leaves: Strong structural presence
✨ Feature Plant Impact: Instant aquascape focal point
🌱 Hardy Hybrid: Adaptable and reliable growth
🧠 Beginner Friendly: Easy with proper substrate nutrition
🧾 A Quick Look at Red Flame Sword
📛 Common Name: Red Flame Sword
🔬 Scientific Name:Echinodorus ‘Red Flame’
👨👩👧 Family: Alismataceae
🌍 Origin: Cultivated hybrid
📏 Max Size: 20–50 cm (≈ 8–20″)
💧 pH Range: 6.0–7.8
🌡️ Temperature Range: 22–28 °C (≈ 72–82 °F)
🧠 Care Level: Beginner to Intermediate
💖 Growth Rate: Moderate
💡 Lighting Needs: Moderate
🌱 CO2 Required: ❌ No
🏠 Placement: Midground • Feature plant • Large foreground in bigger tanks
🧬 Tissue Culture:✅ Yes
🌿 Potted Plant:✅ Yes
⏳ Lifespan: Long-lived
🍽️ Nutrient Needs: Moderate to high (heavy root feeder)
🐣 Propagation: Plantlets / runners
