Echinodorus x barthii

Echinodorus 'Barthii' is a decorative cultivar 25–50 cm tall with a rosette 20–30 cm wide. Leaf colour runs from dark red on the youngest leaves to dark green on the oldest. It used to be sold as 'Double Red'.

Tropica calls it a beautiful solitary plant for large aquariums. On Tropica's difficulty scale it is an easy plant (Easy).

According to Tropica, after two months in the aquarium the plant is on average 20–30 cm tall or more. The plant has a medium growth rate. Light demand is low. CO2 demand is low. It is a cultivar, a form bred in cultivation.

Colour develops well with high light and enough micronutrients; a nutritious substrate and CO2 promote growth. It takes light from the plants below, so it must be pruned occasionally.

Available in a pot, with a Plant Clip and as a large XL mother plant.