Amazon Sword Red Flame Live Aquarium Plant - Echinodorus Red Flame

About This Plant

Amazon Sword Red Flame (Echinodorus ‘Red Flame’) is a rosette-forming freshwater aquatic plant known for red, bronze, and green foliage. It develops broad leaves and grows to suit midground to background positions in medium to large freshwater tanks. Size and coloration may vary between individual plants.

What You Will Receive

1 live Amazon Sword Red Flame aquarium plant, a healthy starter plant with red, bronze, and green foliage suitable for freshwater planted aquariums. Secure packaging ensures safe arrival.

• Common Name: Amazon Sword Red Flame
• Botanical Name: Echinodorus ‘Red Flame’
• Plant Type: Freshwater aquatic plant
• Growth Stage: Starter plant
• Light Requirements: Medium to bright aquarium lighting
• Substrate: Nutrient-rich aquarium substrate recommended
• Watering: Fully aquatic; keep submerged in freshwater
• CO2 Requirements: Not required, but supplemental CO2 can support stronger growth
• Growth Rate: Moderate
• Placement: Midground to background
• Growth Habit: Rosette-forming
• Water Temperature: ~72–82°F
• Difficulty Level: Easy to moderate
• Freshwater Aquarium Friendly: Yes

Care Tips

Plant the roots securely in your substrate, keeping the crown above the substrate to prevent rot. Red Flame is a root-feeding plant; use nutrient-rich substrate or aquarium root tabs to support healthy growth and stronger coloration. Newly introduced leaves may adjust as the plant adapts to submerged conditions.

Live Plant Notice

Live plants naturally vary in size, shape, foliage, and appearance. Depending on the season and shipping conditions, plants may arrive dormant, leafless, pruned, bare root, or show minor shipping stress such as wilting or leaf loss.

Listing photos may show a mature plant for reference. The plant you receive may be younger or smaller depending on the size and condition stated in this listing.

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