🌿 Red Flame Sword (Echinodorus 'Red Flame')
🌿 Red Flame Sword (Echinodorus 'Red Flame')
Broad Leaves Speckled with Fiery Red • Bold Rosette Sword Plant • A Statement Centrepiece
📋 Red Flame Sword is one of the most eye-catching sword plants you can grow. Its broad leaves are splashed and speckled with fiery red markings over green, creating a marbled, flame-like pattern that draws the eye instantly. It grows as a full, structured rosette from a central crown, so a single plant makes a bold centrepiece, and its markings grow more impressive as the plant matures. It looks stunning beside fine-leaved green plants in nature layouts and display tanks.
It's a hardy, easy-going sword. Plant it in a nutrient-rich substrate, add root tabs, and it grows steadily into a striking specimen with only the odd old leaf to trim away. Good lighting and steady nutrients keep its red markings at their boldest.
It's a freshwater plant, suited to freshwater aquariums.
💡 Highlights
🔥 Fiery Red Markings: A marbled, flame-like pattern
🌿 Broad Sword Leaves: Strong, structured presence
✨ Statement Centrepiece: One plant makes a focal point
📈 Gets Better with Age: Markings grow bolder as it matures
💚 Hardy and Easy-Going: Beginner friendly with root tabs
🧾 A Quick Look at Red Flame Sword
📛 Common Name: Red Flame Sword
🔬 Scientific Name: Echinodorus 'Red Flame'
👨👩👧 Family: Alismataceae
🌍 Origin: Cultivated hybrid
📏 Max Size: Typically 20-50cm
🧂 Water Type: Freshwater
💧 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; stronger light gives bolder markings
🌱 CO2 Required: ❌ No, though beneficial for growth
🏠 Placement: Midground • Centrepiece
🧬 Tissue Culture: ✅ Yes
🌿 Grown Form: Potted
⏳ Lifespan: Long-lived perennial
🍽️ Nutrient Needs: High; heavy root feeder, root tabs recommended
🐣 Propagation: Runners and plantlets

















