Tropica Echinodorus ‘Rose’ XL

Echinodorus ‘Rose’ Xl

Large motherplant, grown in a 9 cm square pot.
This 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

Tropica Echinodorus ‘Rose’ XL as an instant SG centrepiece

This XL grade is a large mother plant grown in a 9cm pot, so you get an immediate background centrepiece rather than waiting months for a small plant to fill in. The new underwater leaves come through a beautiful pink, often spotted red-brown at first, and ‘Rose’ is genuinely undemanding, which makes the XL size a popular choice for our customers setting up a feature tank who want impact from day one.

Because it can reach 25-40cm, give it room in a taller tank; in a shallow nano it will quickly outgrow the space. As a heavy root feeder it appreciates a nutritious substrate, so add root tabs near the crown and plant that crown above the soil line to avoid rot. Our warm 27-29C water and soft local tap suit it, and good light helps hold the pink-and-spotted new growth.

See more feature plants in our background plants category. For substrate feeding read our root tabs guide, and our Echinodorus bleheri care guide and sword-plant aquascape guide cover placement of large swords.