Echinodorus osiris rubra

• Hardiness: Easy
• Light Needs: Medium to high
• Plant Structure: Rosette
• Size: Height: 25-75cm+ (18-30 in+)
• Growth Rate: Medium to fast
• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes
• Temperature: 15-28 °C
• Hardness: tolerance very soft-hard
• pH tolerance: 5.5 - 8
• Demands easy

Echinodorus osoris rubra (family Alismataceae) is a fairly easy plant to  maintain both grown submersed or emersed. The submersed new leaves are normally  darker red and more enlogated than the emersed plant. Ample nutrients especially  iron are important if the plant is to grow with its full colour. Iron rich  liquid fertilizer and a rich substrate will benefit the plant. This plant  tolerates fairly cool conditions and flowers profusely if the temperature is  high and and day light long. Plantlets grow easily if they are separated from  the flower stalk when they are rooted. Seeds are formed but are not fertile  so the plant needs to be propagated vegetatively.

Habitat

This is an aquatic emergent plant. It has very high moisture needs; suitable for bogs and water gardens.

Echinodorus  osoris rubra (family Alismataceae) is a fairly easy plant to maintain  both grown submersed or emersed. The submersed new leaves are normally  darker red and more enlogated than the emersed plant. Ample nutrients  especially iron are important if the plant is to grow with its full colour.  Iron rich liquid fertilizer and a rich substrate will benefit the plant.  This plant tolerates fairly cool conditions and flowers profusely if the  tempreture is high and and daylenght long. Plantlets grow easily if they  are separated from the flower stalk when they are rooted. Seeds are formed  but are not fertile so the plant needs to be propageted vegetatively.