Tropica Echinodorus 'Rosé'

his beautiful plant is a hybrid between Echinodorus horemanii ‘Red’ and Echinodorus horizontalis.

It was first produced in 1986 by Hans Barth in Dessau and becomes 25-40 cm tall and a rosette from 15-25 cm wide. New underwater leaves are a beautiful pink, and initially the leaves have red-brown spots. A nutritious bottom promotes growth, but otherwise Echinodorus 'Rosé' is undemanding and thus an excellent plant for beginners.

Plant info

Type:Rosulate

Origin:Cultivar

Country or continent where a plant is the most common. Cultivars arise or are bred in cultivation.

Growth rate: Medium Growth rate of the plant compared to other aquatic plants.

Height:20 - 30+ Average height (cm) of the plant after two months in the tank.

Light demand: The average or medium light demand of an aquarium plant is 0,5 W/L.

CO2 : A medium need in CO2 is 6-14 mg/L. A high demand in CO2 is approx. 15-25 mg/L.