Description
Echinodorus 'Kleiner Bär', bred by Julius Hoechstetter, is available in the trade since 1995. This still popular red cultivar gets only about 25 cm tall and has a compact growth, which makes it suitable for the midground of larger tanks or as specimen plant in small tanks. The younger submerged leaves are rusty red to deeply dark red. In its emersed (terrestrial) form, it has more roundish, green leaves. Planted in the aquarium, it will develop its dark red submerged leaves after few days.
The Echinodorus variety 'Kleiner Baer' (translates as "little bear") was bred by Julius Hoechstetter (Trostberg). It is also sold in trade under the name Echinodorus Dschungelstar Nr.2 'Kleiner Baer'. Rarely available in the USA.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Dark red, oval leaves
Compact leaf rosette
Only about 25 cm high
Synonyms
Echinodorus Dschungelstar Nr. 2 'Kleiner Bär'
Family
Alismataceae
Genus
Echinodorus
Category
Middle Ground
Difficulty
easy
Growth
medium
pH Value
5-7
Temperature Tolerance
10-30℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-21 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Proliferating inflorescences, Rhizomteilung
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
Height
25-30 cm
Width
15-30 cm
