Description
Rainers Kitty' is an especially recommendable small Echinodorus cultivar. It was selected by the famous Echinodorus breeder Tomas Kaliebe from a stand of Echinodorus 'Ozelot' and entered the trade in 2002. It is also labeled Echinodorus 'Purpurea' by Dutch nurseries. Its elliptic submerged leaves may get about 20 cm long, but mostly the plant reaches a height of about 15 cm. Good lighting provided, the leaves are wine-red with a conspicuous pattern of many darker spots.
Characteristic
Also traded as Echinodorus "Purpurea"
Small, very decorative swordplant
Contrasting dense blotch pattern
About 15 cm high
Category
Foreground
Carbon Dioxide
need
