🛡️ Echinodorus Aflame Vitro Culture – Purple Knight Sword in 4-Inch Bag

Echinodorus Aflame, commonly known as the Purple Knight Sword, is a captivating compact sword plant admired for its deep burgundy to dark purple foliage and striking upright rosette form. Cultivated in a sterile Vitro Culture environment, this plant arrives in a sealed 4-inch bag, containing approximately 3–4 small, healthy plantlets—ready to bring a bold, regal presence to your aquascape.

Perfect as a midground or background accent, the Purple Knight Sword thrives under high light and enriched substrate, with CO₂ supplementation helping it reach its full crimson potential. Its slow to moderate growth makes it manageable, while its color and structure create a commanding focal point.

✨ Key Features:

• Scientific Name: Echinodorus 'Aflame'

• Common Name: Purple Knight Sword

• Growth Form: Upright, compact rosette with sword-like leaves

• Coloration: Deep red to purple-black under optimal light

• Light Demand: Medium to high

• CO₂ Requirement: Recommended for best color development

• Growth Rate: Medium

• Placement: Midground to background

🌿 Optimal Growing Conditions:

• Temperature: 72–82°F (22–28°C)

• pH Range: 6.0–7.5

• Water Hardness: Soft to moderately hard

• Lighting: Strong lighting enhances deep red coloration

• Substrate: Nutrient-rich substrate is required for optimal performance

🌊 Vitro Culture Advantages:

• Pest-Free & Clean: 100% free from snails, algae, and pesticides

• High Yield: Each 4-inch bag provides approximately 3–4 plantlets

• Safe for Shrimp & Fry: Excellent for sensitive or display tanks

• Compact & Adaptable: Easy to plant and acclimate into new setups

🔁 Propagation & Growth:

• Propagation: Produces adventitious plantlets on submerged flower stalks

• Nutrient Substrate: Required

• Can Be Grown Emersed: Yes – thrives in humid paludariums and terrariums

📦 What You’ll Receive:

• You will receive one sealed 4-inch Vitro Culture bag containing approximately 3–4 young Echinodorus Aflame plantlets

⚠️ Disclaimer:

Plant coloration may vary based on lighting, nutrients, and CO₂ levels. Initial growth may appear greenish and gradually develop intense red or purple hues. Avoid burying the rosette crown to prevent rot.

 WHAT WE GUARANTEE

24 Hours Live Arrival Guarantee* - In a rare case of live stocks dead on arrival, we must be notified within 24 hours by the same day of delivery. Please take clear photos of the damaged product and send it to us within 24 hours.  Live Arrival Guarantee will be void after 24 hours of delivery. All replacements are considered final and we will not replace the replacement.

1. Picture requirements: Take at least 2 clear photos of damaged product in their original, unopened & sealed transparent packing and send photos and orders information to our email within 24 hours: aquariumplantsfactory@gmail.com 
2. Please do not take picture of damaged plants, or animals in your aquarium. Once they have been introduced to your aquarium's ecosystem. It is no longer covered by our guarantee.

Please be aware that our Live Arrival Guarantee is subject to certain conditions. Specifically, the guarantee will not be applicable in cases where the package is marked as 'invalid address', 'undeliverable' or is 'returned to sender.' This includes situations such as a vacant delivery address, a missing apartment number, or any other issues that prevent the postal service from delivering your package.

It is crucial to provide accurate and complete shipping information to ensure the successful delivery of your order and the applicability of the Live Arrival Guarantee.

Please keep in mind that Live Arrival Guarantee only guarantees that live stocks will be alive upon arrival. We cannot guarantee that you will continue to have success with them. Many factors, including the aquarium environment, water quality, nutrient, temperature, lighting, filter, and CO2 system, can contribute to the failure to grow live plants and live animals.

WHAT WE CAN'T GUARANTEE

Even though our plants are very clean, but we can't guarantee they will be 100% pest-free because we cannot be responsible for your aquarium. Please use it at your own risk. We recommended all customers rinse the plants with clean water and quarantine them before use.

However, plants in tissue culture will be 100% free from pests, algae and never have been contacting with any aquarium.

1. Due to the nature of the product. We don't guarantee our plants will be pests free. ( snails, algae, hitchhikers )
2. We don't guarantee our plants will be free of pesticides. We use homemade, organic pesticides in our greenhouse to control pests. We do not use pesticides that contain copper. Copper is toxic to invertebrates such as aquatic snails, crabs, shrimps, etc
3. We don't guarantee your aquarium success or are responsible for your aquarium inhabitant including but not limited to fish, shrimp, snail, turtle, etc. So please quarantine all plants when use!
4. Unless specific, we don't guarantee aquatic plants will be grow emerged or submerge.

Please review your state's regulations on restricted plants, as we are committed to not shipping plants that are restricted in your area. Do not release any plants into the wild or waterways, as this can harm local ecosystems by introducing invasive species.

Your cooperation in protecting the environment is appreciated. For continuously updated information, refer to the USDA State Noxious Weed list here.

Thank you for your responsible commitment to environmental preservation.