Echinodorus Hadi Red Pearl

Hadi Red Pearl is a sword plant built for tanks that cannot house a full Amazon Sword. It holds a tight rosette of short-stalked oval leaves that emerge ruby red and settle into dark green with red veining as they mature, so there is always fresh color at the center.

What You'll Receive

Enhance your aquarium with our versatile selection of high-quality aquatic plants, available in three convenient formats:

• Bare-root Plants: Includes approximately 1–2 loose bare-root plants – ideal for custom planting
• Rooted Bunched: Includes 1–2 rooted plants, bundled with foam and lead weight for easy placement
• Rooted Potted: Includes 1–2 rooted plants, potted in rockwool and a net pot for secure growth

Plant Profile

• Common name — Hadi Red Pearl Sword
• Scientific name — Echinodorus 'Hadi Red Pearl'
• Also known as — Echinodorus 'Harbich Red'
• Origin — Cultivated hybrid; parent species from South America
• Placement — Midground to background
• Mature height — 10-16 inches
• Growth rate — Medium

Care

• Difficulty — Intermediate
• Light — Medium to high
• CO₂ — Recommended
• Water — 68-82°F, pH 6.5-7.5
• Substrate — Nutrient-rich soil or root tabs; this is a root feeder
• Growth habit — Amphibious rosette
• Propagation — Adventitious plantlets on flower stalks

Grower's Notes

• The red is on the new leaves only. Each leaf opens ruby and darkens toward green as it ages. A well-fed plant keeps pushing new leaves, so the rosette always has a red crown — a stalled plant is all green.
• Root tabs do the work here. Swords feed almost entirely through their roots. Liquid fertilizer alone produces small, pale leaves no matter how strong the lighting is.
• Keep the crown clear of substrate. Bury the roots, not the growing point. A buried crown rots from the inside and the plant is usually lost before the damage is visible.
• It spreads wider than it grows tall. The rosette fans outward, so leave a clear radius around it. Crowding it with stem plants shades the outer leaves and they yellow off.
• Emersed-grown stock resets after planting. The leaves it arrives with were formed out of water and will often melt away. Judge the plant on the leaves that follow, not the ones in the pot.

Want to go deeper? Read our complete Amazon Sword & Echinodorus Care Guide.

Notes

• Plant size, shape, and color may vary slightly based on aquarium conditions. Strong light and nutrient supplementation are key to achieving the deepest red coloration. Always avoid burying the crown to prevent rot.
• Never release aquarium plants into natural waterways.

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Good to know

• Some melting or yellowing as plants adjust from greenhouse to aquarium life is normal. They regrow from healthy roots and rhizomes.
• Please bring your package indoors and unpack it the day it arrives.
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